Christmas celebrations are about to hit doorbells. Every year, Christmas celebration takes place with great joy and enthusiasm in Dehradun just like any other city in the country. Not only churches but stores, malls, restaurants are also decked up for the grand celebration.
Father Sunil A luke of Morrison Memorial Church said that the preparation for the Christmas celebration started from the first week of December itself and the celebration would continue for two weeks till New Year.
He also said that on Sunday a Christian Christmas Procession and fellowship lunch was conducted in the Morrison Church and around three thousand Christian people participated in that.
Father luke said that every year more than 600 people gathered in the church on Christmas day and celebrated the birth of the Jesus Christ.
Christmas is not the festival of Christians only but for everyone who belongs to god, he added.
Father Valerian Pinto of St. Francis Church said that the whole church is decorated with lights and lamps. Carol singing is already started in the churches. More than 1000 people every year from Christian community gathered on the Christmas Eve to celebrate the birth of the Christ.
On 24th early midnight the final celebration would begin with prayers and cutting of cake. The celebration would continue for almost whole night and mass gathering takes place every year in churches to celebrate Christmas, he said.
Manager of Coco-Rico restaurant Anil Nautiyal said that on the occasion Christmas and New Year our restaurant is organising a live DJ programme for our customers.
Director of Cross Road Mall Ayush Vasu said that on the occasion of Christmas our mall is organising three days Christmas Carnival cum exhibition starting from December 24 to 26 in which various activities like games, food, musical evening and others will be conducted.
He also said that on December 25 Christmas theme based kids fancy dress competition with age group up to five will also be organised in the mall and more than 60 children has already done the registration. On December 27 professional dance crew from Dubai “Band Ghosty” will perform for the audience inside the mall.
Neha of Pacific Mall said that our mall has introduced a Christmas Doremon for the kids and every Sunday kids can meet Doremon from December 18 to 29.
She also said that for the children between 4 to14 age group a workshop is also organised in which various activities like Zumba dance, glass paintings and many more activities will teach to the children.
A local resident Jasmine James said that she and her family were waiting eagerly for Christmas festival. “We have decorated our house with full of lighting, lamps, stars and many other decorative items”.
She also said that every year my mother used to bake plum cake especially for this occasion and carol singing and prayers were already started in our place. Christmas is all about spreading love, joy and happiness and to spread the message of brotherhood among all communities, she added.