Christmas in India

India is a country where all religions have their significance and presence. Here every religion is given equal rights and privileges which allows every group of community to exercise their traditions and cultures. People here are loving and open minded which makes it easier to accept other cultures.



In India Christian community was introduced by missionaries who came to India with Britishers. Even after independence christian practices, culture and religion was accepted by many Indians and this was how a new festival was added to the list of Indian festivals. Christmas like in other nations is celebrated on the 25th of December as the birth day of Jesus Christ.

Due to globalization western practices of celebrating Christmas are getting prevalent in India as well providing huge opportunities to the related businesses. Every religion is open to the new practices and thus Christmas is now being celebrated by everybody.

India has many beautiful churches built all across the country. During the Christmas week many programmes are organised to bring in cultural harmony. The houses are being decorated with Christmas trees, Pakwans and cakes are made for the guests and masses are held to bring people together.

A week before Christmas all the Christians come together for praise and worship, a day before Christmas Midnight masses are held to give thanks to the god. On the day of Christmas a morning mass takes place at the church where every body dresses up in new clothes and greets each other.Christmas is a festival for Harmony and thus everybody enjoys the festive time.

Christmas Colorful Festival

Christmas is a festival of joy and happiness people give gifts to there loved one, it is one of the most exciting festival of the year. This is the festival which is celebrated all over the world with full enthusiasm and excitement.



It is celebrated annual holiday on 25th December to honor the birth of Jesus of Nazareth or he is most popular as Jesus Christ. Basically Christan is celebrated through out the Christian among world wide and celebrated by Non- Christian people also as a cultural festival. It is a time when all people come together and enjoy the celebration time.

The English word Christmas is derived from word Cristes maesse (from middle English) or Christ Mass means Mass of Christ's day. The term Xmas have been used for Christ of Rome. This festival is known from different names also nativity, Yule Tide, Noel and many more.



During the long ten days people sing Christmas Carol, to welcome or celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. As a integral part of tradition associated with, Christmas Tree. This tree is decorated beautifully with balloon, ribbons, chocolates are hand on it and lots of decorative items and it is places inside or outside the house for decoration.

Its is great time for food lover, who love to eat various kind of food it is great time at Christmas. The food traditionally includes apples cider, turkey, custard, candy, champagne, cookies, cake, hot chocolate and many more.

Santa Claus is also known as popularly as Saint Nicolas, father of Christmas bring joy and gifts for all. It is said that Santa Claus give gifts to good children across the world, Santa is considered as historical figure to give gift.

Christmas is celebrated all over the India but in Goa it is celebrated in huge platform because in Goa there is a great influence of Christianity it is supposed to be semi Portuguese colony during Britisher time.