24th December 2014

Sivakasi gears up for Christmas Festival

Christmas is round the corner and celebrations are in full event for the most important festival of the year by the Sivakasi Christians. Shopping is in full swing and one can see stars, lights, decorative and Christmas cards sold in abundance. In Sivakasi, Christmas trees are decorated and cribs highlighting the birth of Jesus are set up in front of houses and churches. Christmas celebrations are incomplete without sweets and cakes which are distributed to friends, neighbours and relatives as a gesture of giving and sharing. Cake shops in Sivakasi are decorated with stars and lights. Shops in Sivakasi are a bustle of activity with customers making purchases for Christmas. Sivakasi kids too are merry and are waiting for Santa Claus who will arrive with lots of gifts. Let the Christmas this year bring joy, peace and happiness.