People poured into the streets before Christmas Eve

The Christmas atmosphere this year is bustling. Many Catholic villages have decorated huge nativity scenes. Shopping malls and many large churches are also decorated with artistic lighting.

Thousands of people braved the cold to flock to Hanoi Cathedral to enjoy the Christmas atmosphere 2023 - Photo: DANH KHANG

The colorful pine trees have also attracted thousands of people to enjoy the Christmas atmosphere. Dong Nai is the locality with the largest Catholic population in the country. Every Christmas, the Catholic villages seem to put on new clothes with all kinds of colors. Especially in the Ho Nai area (Bien Hoa city) and Kiem Tan (Thong Nhat district), where Catholics have lived together for a long time.

Every Christmas, Vo Dong parish (Gia Kiem commune, Thong Nhat district, Dong Nai) welcomes thousands of visitors - Photo: A LOC

Dong Nai people celebrate Christmas - Photo: A LOC

At Ha Phat Church (Tan Bien Ward, Bien Hoa City), the highlight is the image of a 5-storey, 47m high pine tree made from more than 4,200 conical hats. Every night, this place welcomes thousands of visitors to enjoy, take souvenir photos, and pray for a peaceful and happy Christmas and New Year.

People eagerly visit and take souvenir photos at Ha Phat Church during Christmas 2023 - Photo: A LOC

People in Nhon Trach district, Dong Nai province go to church decorated with artistic lights - Photo: QUYNH HUONG

In Ho Chi Minh City on Christmas this year, Notre Dame Cathedral was decorated with 80,000 meters of LED lights covering the entire two towers with brilliant lights. At Binh An Thuong Church (District 8), a model of a grotto with two automatic snow-spraying machines attracted thousands of visitors. Many children dressed as Santa Claus happily played in the white snow.

The grotto model with two automatic snow machines at Binh An Thuong Church (District 8) attracts hundreds of visitors. Many children enjoy playing and running in the snow - Photo: PHUONG QUYEN

Shopping malls (HCMC) are filled with Christmas atmosphere, welcoming visitors to come shop and sightsee.

People celebrate Christmas 2023 at shopping malls in Ho Chi Minh City - Photo: THANH HIEP

Taking a souvenir photo with the French Santa Claus - Photo: HAI QUYNH

Tourists take photos of Tan Dinh Church, District 3, Ho Chi Minh City - Photo: TTD

Meanwhile, the French Consulate General also held a Christmas festival with souvenir stalls and Santa Claus taking photos with visitors. According to Tuoi Tre Online , on the evening of December 23, many young people and foreign tourists flocked to Hanoi Cathedral to immerse themselves in the Christmas atmosphere. On this day in the capital Hanoi, people from everywhere gathered here to feel the atmosphere before Christmas Eve. This year, Hanoi Cathedral is decorated with colorful lights and a 15m high Christmas tree, attracting locals and tourists . Places decorated for Christmas such as Hang Ma Street... are also bustling with people checking in from early morning until late at night. The surrounding shops also welcome a large number of visitors.

The family chose Vietnam as the place to celebrate Christmas. After a business trip to Singapore, before coming and visiting Hanoi, the family had a cruise in Ha Long Bay, then the whole family returned to Hanoi and Hanoi Cathedral was the ideal place to celebrate a wonderful Christmas season. Bea from (Portugal) shared - Photo: DANH KHANG

People celebrate Christmas in Hanoi - Photo: DANH KHANG

During Christmas, the weather in Thua Thien Hue turned cold with cold rain. The outdoor temperature recorded on December 23 was about 15 degrees Celsius.

Redemptorist Church (Hue City) in the cold rain - Photo: NHAT LINH

Despite the cold and rainy weather, many people in Hue still wear beautiful clothes to go to beautifully decorated churches to take pictures and celebrate Christmas. Ms. Phan Thi Duyen (Hue City) said that this Christmas season in Hue, it is cold and rainy, but she and her family still braved the rain to go to the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Hue City) to take souvenir photos. In Da Nang , the continuous rain in the past few days and the forecast of it lasting after Christmas Eve has affected many Christmas activities in Da Nang . The Christmas atmosphere is mainly in churches and shops where many foreign visitors come to eat and drink. At the Da Nang Cathedral (Chicken Church), many international tourists braved the rain to join the crowd of worshippers.

Foreign tourists take photos in front of Da Nang Cathedral - Photo: TRUONG TRUNG

Young-hee, a tourist from South Korea, said she and her family spent their last afternoon in Da Nang celebrating Christmas. "This is the first time I've celebrated Christmas in another country. The atmosphere is very special, but I still feel like I'm at home here," she said.

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