'Merry Christmas' Christmas day celebration in Dhaka
Date: 25 December, 2013
As like as other countries, Christmas is one of the most important religious festival of the Christians believers in Bangladesh. As the universal spirit is loving, serving and understanding others. In this day the followers forget the social class, inequality, resentment, differences and however share love with joy and happiness as did Jesus. Bangladeshi christian gather in churches and join in special pray for national and personal prosperity.
During Christmas Bangladeshi christian celebrate with family get-together however visit relatives and friends house of exchange love and best wishes. They follow rituals and give donation to the helpless neighbors and relatives. Along with Christmas carols they decorate house and made special food, sweets and cakes in this day. The food and gift has been distributed in the party where typical Christmas greetings exchange.
The Christmas day is the national holiday in Bangladesh. There is many misunderstanding and prejudice about Christian faith and practices in the Muslim community. But the young generational nowadays overcoming with the positive influence of global media and global culture. Muslim young generation also nowadays join with their christian friends.
The celebrations starts on Christmas Eve, normally with the singing of the carols. In Dhaka, a global event has been organized regularly in five star hotels like The Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel, Ruposhi Bangla Hotel, The Westin, Hotel Regency and Hotel Radisson Blu with exotic lighting and Christmas tree decoration. The hotels serve special menu with special price as well.
