How Christmas got to be celebrated in kolkata?..
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Christmas is upon us and we can’t help but count the number of days before we get to celebrate it. The lights, the trees, the smell of ginger-bread cookies and the gifts all make us feel as excited children. As each passing day takes us one day closer to the festival, we feel the need to get a head start on our celebrations.
With Kolkata making the first break into the Christmas season, IANS writes:
“The eastern metropolis will usher in the Yuletide spirit on December 16 with Kolkata Christmas Festival (KCF) which will for the first time roll out a fun-filled Christmas parade.
The two hour-long parade to be held on December 20 at Park Street, the famous Raj era hub for Christmas celebrations, will have enthusiastic school-goers as participants.
This year, neighbouring area of Chowringhee will be included in the festivities, complete with hymns, carols, music and food.
Revellers can bask in the holiday glow beyond New Year as the festival will continue till January 2.
Key features are live performances at Allen Park in Park Street and a food extravaganza, courtesy 40 food kiosks dishing up an array of items from various communities of the city.
Supported by the West Bengal Tourism Department, the festival will see the city festooned in special Christmas-themed lights as well.”
Bow Barracks in Kolkata comes alive during Christmas. Adorned with lights, trees, silver bells and streamers, it hosts a grand celebration. With people from different faiths, ethnicities and backgrounds coming together to celebrate the festival, even those who have left the country make it back in time to take part in the festivities here. Park Street is another place where Christmas celebrations are carried out. Decorated to resemble Oxford street in London, the street is the best place to celebrate Christmas if you aren’t into old-world charm.
The annual Kolkata Christmas Festival, with more than 30 food stalls, is the talk of the town during Christmas season in Kolkata. With several bands performing and food that smells divine, the whole city spends at least one day during the season at the festival.
Meanwhile, churches around the country are gearing up for Christmas celebrations.From carol services held in churches (St Paul’s Cathedral to be specific) to carol singers making appearances at your doorstep late at night and from Christmas trees being decorated to presents from Santa Claus, the festivities have something for one and all. The fairs and parades are just beginning and there’s still more to come.
It is best celebrate in south India like Tamil nadu. As Kolkata is famous for Durga Puja so chirstmas is not even celebrate . In spicial ritual