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The annual Gingerbread Village at the University of Mississippi’s Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts is on display through Dec. 16. Photo by Kevin Bain\/Ole Miss Communications<\/p><\/div>\n

OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 Graham cracker mansions with snow-frosted rooftops, candy castles, peppermint bridges and other feats of confectionery construction are on display through Dec. 16 at the University of Mississippi’s<\/a> Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The Ford Center hosts the annual Gingerbread Village. The much-anticipated holiday event attracts the university and Oxford community to both build the houses and also marvel at the intricate work that goes into the miniature candy houses and landscapes.<\/p>\n

“This is an opportunity for civic and university groups to build a gingerbread house and have it on display for all to enjoy,” said Julia Aubrey, Ford Center director. “Each year, the imaginative themes and designs provide delight for all ages.”<\/p>\n

The event began in 2010 with just four houses. This year, local groups including Holli’s Sweet Tooth, UM’s Willie Price Lab School, the Yoknapatawpha Arts Council and others have built some of the approximately 20 sweet structures on display. <\/p>\n