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Christmas in India |
| Being a land of great diversity, Christmas in India is celebrated with equal joy and fanfare even in several non Christian homes as in the Christian homes. Christmas is the occasion of the birth of Lord Jesus and therefore it is celebrated as a great event of merry making and celebrations. Preparations to celebrate Christmas in India begin days in advance through the various cities of the country with shops and malls being attractively decorated, that sell Christmas items, to attract visitors and buyers. X -Mas trees, idols of Santa Claus and numerous gift packs fill the market place. |
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Christmas in India is primarily a two day occasion with the Christmas Eve and the Christmas Day being the 2 significant parts. Christmas Eve is celebrated on the night of 24th December. Carol singing, preparing of home made cookies, cakes and puddings and visiting the church to attend the midnight mass are the most important happenings of the day. On Christmas day people visit churches, offer alms to the needy and even exchange gifts in many parts of the country.
Festivities of the Indian Christmas are not complete without the gift giving ceremony by Santa Claus! Therefore on Christmas Eve young children do make it a point to hang their socks in the balcony or roof tops for Santa to come and drop gifts for them.
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Christmas Celebrations in IndiaChristmas in India is celebrated in the most diverse way across the various parts of the country. In most parts, whitewashing and cleaning of the house, decorating of the homes with poinsettia flowers and even lighting of candles at the altar are commonly seen. In many parts of India, a mango or banana tree is seen decorated instead of the traditional Christmas tree, as in most parts of the western world. Down south, lighting of clay lamps and candles are also seen as important aspects of Christmas in India. The most spectacular places to be in to witness Indian Christmas is Goa, Mumbai and parts of northeastern India.
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