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Journal photo / Sandor Bodo
Sally Philips, co-chair of the Blithewold Christmas event, reaches out and adjusts an ornament on the large tree that rises up to the stairway balcony.

Your turkey isn't yet on the table, but around the region, the holiday season is in full bloom.

Preparations for Christmas at Blithewold: This Bright and Merry Wood are under way as the mansion is decorated for the holidays with trees, garlands, candles, and various items to recreate a period Christmas atmosphere. The event starts Friday from 1 to 8 p.m. at Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum, in Bristol.

The exhibit theme pays tribute to the flowers, shrubs and trees of Blithewold's gardens and arboretum, featuring the 18-foot tree in the main hall and more than 30 decorated trees.

And in Attleboro, the La Salette Shrine opens its annual Christmas lights exhibit on Thanksgiving day. Every year a new design is unveiled to the 250,000 visitors the shrine receives during the holiday season. Festival of Lights runs from 5 to 9 p.m., Nov. 27 to Jan. 4.

See more ways to celebrate Christmas in Rhode Island at projothebeat.com

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