Christmas Day being observed

Desk Report: The Christian community is celebrating Christmas Day in Bangladesh today (Monday) with festivity commemorating the birthday of Jesus Christ as elsewhere in the world.

The Christians of different groups are celebrating the festival amid merriment and festivity religious fervor offering special prayers, illuminating churches, installing makeshift Christmas trees at homes and places of worship and missions.

In separate messages, President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina greeted members of the Christian community on this occasion.

Churches have been illuminated, Christmas trees set up and candles lit at homes and churches by the Christian community to celebrate the event with due religious fervour.

Santa Clause will distribute, according to the tradition, sweets and gifts to children in churches on the occasion. This is a great 'day of days' for children in the Christian community, who sing carols on the occasion in praise of Jesus Christ and God, and exchange gifts.

The day is a public holiday.

The national dailies have published special articles marking the Christmas.

Bangladesh Television, Bangladesh Betar and private radio stations and TV channels are airing special Christmas programmes.




risingbd/Dec 25, 2017/Mukul