The Boar’s Head and Yule Log Festival

The spirit of Christmas in Corpus Christi doesn’t end when the last gifts are opened and the traditional holiday dinner has been served. Christmas continues into Epiphany in January when members of First Christian Church present a gift of pageantry to the communities of South Texas.

This tale was first told during a feast at Oxford to celebrate a student’s victory over a wild and raging boar. The present day festival results from an amalgamation of several ancient celebrations turned into a procession of dances and music, joining traditions of Old England with the Christian joy at the birth of Christ.