{"id":646,"date":"2018-12-17T17:37:23","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T17:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/?p=646"},"modified":"2018-12-17T17:53:07","modified_gmt":"2018-12-17T17:53:07","slug":"how-alligators-celebrate-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/how-alligators-celebrate-the-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"How Alligators Celebrate the Holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"

We\u2019re often asked the question, \u201cWhat are the holidays like at Alligator Alley?\u201d. Well, as most of you know we are closed for winter due to inactivity at the swamp, except for a few days when we\u2019re open to celebrate<\/a>. Most of the alligators have their own traditions that take them away from their nests and off to visit relatives nearby. (Don\u2019t worry, they don\u2019t travel by foot \u2013 they carpool.)<\/p>\n

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For the lucky few that stay here at the swamp for the holidays, we spend extra special quality time with them. When we\u2019re not watching \u201cHow the alligator stole Christmas,\u201d we\u2019re singing our very own Christmas carols, loud and proud for all to hear. A favorite of ours is \u201cI saw Colonel kissing Santa Claus\u201d and \u201cPickles, the Green-Nailed Alligator.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Although the alligators typically don\u2019t eat during the winter<\/a>, they sometimes can\u2019t help themselves when it comes to sugar cookies and eggnog (Captain Crunch gets especially rowdy!). We use the couple days we have as a small group as a chance to really connect with each other on a deeper level and appreciate one another\u2019s company.<\/p>\n

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Everyone\u2019s favorite part of the holiday is when Pickles shows up in his Santa Claus costume and gives all his pals a little gift to make them feel loved. Last year, he got everyone a snack (a piece of a huge hog!). This year we\u2019re looking forward to spending time together and spreading holiday cheer!<\/p>\n

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While we aren\u2019t open on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, we do invite guests to join us on December 21-23 and December 27-31 (closing at noon on December 31). For more information on winter<\/a>\u00a0at Alligator Alley or to view our hours<\/a>, visit gatoralleyfarm.com<\/a> and follow us on Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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We\u2019re often asked the question, \u201cWhat are the holidays like at Alligator Alley?\u201d. Well, as most of you know we are closed for winter due to inactivity at the swamp, except for a few days when we\u2019re open to celebrate. Most of the alligators have…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[20,9,31,77,78,72,80,81,83,82,75,76,79],"class_list":["post-646","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-alabama","tag-alligator-alley","tag-alligators","tag-celebrate","tag-celebrate-the-holidays","tag-christmas","tag-christmas-eve","tag-christmas-time","tag-gator-alley-farm","tag-holiday-hours","tag-holiday-season","tag-holidays","tag-winter-time"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=646"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/646\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gatoralleyfarm.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}