However, the number of attendees will be restricted. Quaint year-old Matharpacady village , tucked away in the lanes of Mazgaon, is another place where Christmas is enthusiastically celebrated in Mumbai. This East Indian Catholic village is beautifully decorated for the occasion, and illuminated in the evenings. Boutique travel company No Footprints is conducting an evening heritage walk through Matharpacady village on December 26, , commencing at 5.
The walk finishes with a visit to the guide's ancestral home to sample Christmas treats. Tickets can be booked online here. Khaki Tours is also holding a heritage walk through Matharpacady village on December 25, at 5 p. In addition to the Matharpacady walk, Khaki Tours is running a two-hour open-top jeep urban safari through the lanes of Bandra on December 26, , departing at 5 p. Plus, an evening heritage walking tour of Bandra's Chuim village on December 27, , at 5 p.
The whole Connaught Place area buzzes during Christmas, as well as the week leading up to it. There are Christmas decorations and lights, food stalls, and other street vendors. Do note that Midnight Mass will not be held this year due to the Covid pandemic. The church will be closed to visitors from the afternoon of December 24 and throughout Christmas Day on December 25, The carnival concludes with the burning of a massive Santa effigy at midnight on New Year's Eve yes, really, it's locally called Pappanji and a huge street procession on New Year's Day.
Pappanji was introduced as part of the Cochin Carnival in as a tribute to the city's Portuguese heritage. It's a Portuguese word meaning "grandpa", and some say the effigy is actually an old man and not Santa. The burning of Pappanji represents the destruction of evil, and new beginnings. Do note that the Cochin Carnival and burning of Pappanji will not take place this year due to the Covid pandemic.
Spend Christmas the European way at the former French colony of Pondicherry. Choirs perform concerts on the promenade in the lead up to Christmas Eve, a Christmas market takes place at the French International School with stalls selling mulled wine and traditional yule log cakes, and a French-themed Christmas service is held at the Eglise Notre Dame des Anges Our Lady of Angels Church in the French Quarter.
In addition, Christmas is widely celebrated by the substantial Christian population in India's remote northeast region head to Shillong in Meghalaya, Kohima in Nagaland, or Aizwal in Mizoram , as well as other south Indian cities such as Bangalore and Chennai.
Feeling like the Christmas Grinch and don't want to celebrate Christmas? Minimal Christmas festivities take place in central and north India, as there are very few Christians there. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data. Select personalised content. Create a personalised content profile. Measure ad performance.
Select basic ads. Create a personalised ads profile. Christmas Day is a gazetted holiday in India. Christmas is a public holiday. It is a day off for the general population, and schools and most businesses are closed. Many Christians mark Christmas Day by attending special church services, spending time with family members, wearing new clothes and eating a festive meal.
Some families exchange gifts or give small presents or sweets to children. They may display small electric lamps or small clay oil-burning lamps and decorate their homes with banana or mango leaves. Some also put up a nativity scene with clay figures or a Christmas tree. Christmas trees in India are usually imitation pine trees or branches of native trees or bushes.
Some stores and malls may put up Christmas decorations and have actors playing Santa. Christmas celebrations in tourist areas and hotels may be created to emulate how Christmas Day is celebrated in the countries where tourists and travelers are from. National, state and local government offices, post offices and banks are closed on Christmas Day.
Christian stores, businesses and other organizations may be closed or have reduced opening hours. Christmas time can be a unifying season for people. While there are a lot of crossover traditions worldwide, each country tends to celebrate Christmas a little bit differently. In India, Christmas is a gazetted holiday that is celebrated annually on December 25th by millions of people. Log in Social login does not work in incognito and private browsers.
Please log in with your username or email to continue. No account yet? Create an account. Edit this Article. We use cookies to make wikiHow great. By using our site, you agree to our cookie policy. Cookie Settings. Learn why people trust wikiHow. Download Article Explore this Article parts. Tips and Warnings. Related Articles. Part 1. Decorate a banana or mango tree for the occasion. You don't have to go and purchase a special tree to celebrate Christmas in India.
People in India will decorate any tree or bush readily available to them. This is often includes a banana or mango tree. Some families will also set up an imitation pine tree and decorate it with festive ornaments, and cotton wool to imitate snow. Hang banana and mango leaves around the house. You can also decorate the inside of the home with banana and mango leaves called the 'Toran'.
The leaves are visually festive and give off a pleasant fragrance. If you are feeling crafty, get some mango tree leaves and string them together with marigolds to make a festive display like it is done in most other festivals. Display paper lanterns, small electric lamps, or oil-burning lamps. The paper lanterns and lamps are often used for decoration inside and outside of the home. Even churches will put lamps on tables and windowsills to get into the holiday spirit.
Many local stores will have the lamps and lanterns available in a variety of shape and design to choose from if you are looking to add some festive lighting to your holiday.
Star shaped or sphere shaped lantern with a festive print can also do the trick. By the end of December, the lanterns and lamps are a beautiful night time spectacle. Set up a Christmas crib or nativity scene. If you want to fully embrace Christmas in India, begin planning your nativity scene early. Just make sure to remember to wait and not place the baby Jesus statue in the scene until Christmas Eve.
Part 2. Shop for a new holiday outfit. Since Christmas is often a time for people in India to reunite with family and friends they do not often see, a lot of the people will go shopping for a new holiday outfit to commemorate the special day. So instead of wearing your traditional holiday outfit, go out into the community and see what holiday clothing is available. Instead of giving large presents, people in India will visit neighbors and friends, and give home-made sweets or small trinkets.
Western wear comprising of pant, shirt, skirt, is also perfectly fine just like traditional kurtas, sari for women look festive. Wear jewellery and makeup you like.
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