Christmas Celebrations in Goa
Jingle Bell, Jingle Bell, Jingle all the way. Christmas is celebrated all over the world on the 25th December. It’s the birth day of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ was not born in a palace or wealthy household. He was born in a manger.
Christmas is celebrated in great style. Every household gets its home ready to welcome baby Jesus.
You can see people decorating the Christmas tree and making cribs at their homes. Goans prepare Christmas sweets like Neureos, Bibinca, Dodol, Dose, etc.
Children go around singing carols and waiting for Christmas father to get them sweets and gifts.
Live cribs with carol singing make the rounds in villages. People from all religious communities in Goa take part in the festivities surrounding Christmas. Programmes are held at the different parishes in Goa during the Christmas week. The midnight Christmas mass draws huge crowds, which include locals, people from India, as well as many foreign tourists. After the mass, there are cultural events and social gatherings.
The crib should be a cherished part of the Christmas celebration in every family. It is not only completely religious in significance but also presents to the children in a beautiful way the central event that we commemorate on this great feast. Thus, it assumes the character of a religious shrine in the homes of the faithful during the Christmas season. Dignified decoration might enhance its attraction and solemnity.
In Goa and around the world, Christmas is celebrated with lots of reverence, fun, and joy.
