(kontumtv.vn) – Currently, parishes in Kon Tum city are rushing to complete the final decoration items in preparation for Christmas 2024.

At Kon Ro Bang Parish, Vinh Quang Commune, Kon Tum City, preparations for Christmas have been underway since early December. Despite being busy with the year-end harvest, parishioners still take the time to come to the Parish to contribute to decorating the celebration area, the nativity scene, the pine tree, the garden of letters to the Child Jesus and performing arts. All work is now basically completed, ready for Christmas Eve. Priest Giacobe Tran Tan Viet - Parish Priest of Kon Ro Bang Parish said: " Regarding the children, on the afternoon of the 24th, we will organize a little meal for them. Then, that evening, our program starts at 7:00 p.m., which is the Christmas Vigil and then there is the Christmas Mass that night and especially on the morning of the 25th, there is a mass, which is preparation for the Christmas atmosphere ."

Parishioners are happy and excited to welcome Christmas 2024. This is not only reflected in the busy preparations but also in the promotion of the spirit of "respecting God, loving the country", and the efforts to build an increasingly better life. Mr. A Peng in Kon Ro Bang 2 village, Vinh Quang commune, shared: " In the village , in the neighborhood, everyone comes together to make a cave to create an atmosphere to welcome Christmas. This year, every day we must try hard at work , live a good life and be religious."

Currently, Kon Tum Bishop's Palace, Wooden Church, Tan Huong Parish... are decorated sparklingly and brilliantly with grottos, large pine trees, strings, colorful balloons, meticulously designed miniature landscapes, vividly with the highlight being a grotto simulating the shape of a communal house and decorated with a pole, both ensuring the uniqueness of Catholics and highlighting the identity of the Central Highlands. Every Christmas season, churches and parishes become places that attract many people and tourists to visit and admire. Mr. Vu Minh Tuan - a tourist from Ho Chi Minh City, expressed: " And this is also close to Christmas, so the decoration here is very bustling and I think it is also good for travel . The decoration here I see is different from the communal house and pole in the city, the city does not have such decorations."

Christmas 2024 is approaching. This is a great holiday for the Catholics of Kon Tum in particular and the whole country in general to welcome God's grace. With careful preparation, we hope that a joyful, peaceful and happy Christmas will come to all Catholics./.

Cat Tien - Public Opinion