Mr. Rajib Sharma, Editorial Asst. of The News: Christmas Day, the biggest religious festival of the Christians community marking the birth of Jesus Christ, was celebrated in the port city as elsewhere in the district with festivity and fanfare.
The Picture of Dampara Baptist Church, Chittagong.
Churches and adjoining areas were decorated with colorful tiny blinking lights and illuminated Christmas trees were placed with a star standing right on top. On the occasion, special dishes were prepared in the families of members of the community and the children were seen seeking blessings from the elders.
Apart from organizing special prayers in churches, cutting Christmas cakes, carol singing, exchange of pleasantries and decoration of Christmas trees and main houses of the Christian were the major features of the day.
Churches in the city’s Pathargata Rani Maria Jopmala Charch, Baptist Charch, Jamal Khan A G Bethlehem Church, St. Marries Church, Dampara Baptist Church, Enayet Bazar Christ Church, Sion Baptist Church, Kalorghat Baptist Church, Jamalkhan, Gosaildhanga and GEC Road vibrated with daylong frequent visit of Christians where they joined in special prayers. Christian religious leaders in the port city exchanged pleasantries with dignitaries on the occasion.
Management Editor of the Dampara Baptist Church Mr. Hridoy Halder along with local elites and elected representatives sliced the Christmas cake at the reception function in presence of a good number of dignitaries today’s morning prayer.
Chattogram’s City meyor A. J. M Nasir Uddin wishes all of Christian religion to Happy Christmas and Blessing to all of people in Chattogram.
Local elite exchanged greetings with the leaders of Christain community in Chattogram. Besides, Hotel Reddisson Blue, Hotel Agrabad, Hotel Peninsula Chattogram arranged a “Kids’ Party with Shanta” on the occasion of the holy day. A huge size Christmas cake was cut by the hotel authority with children of different ages who were present there.