On Christmas night, all the streets in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, Dong Nai… were crowded with people taking to the streets to have fun and go to church to attend mass to celebrate the birth of Christ.
On the evening of December 24, the weather in Hanoi was about 16 degrees Celsius, people still flocked to the Cathedral (Hang Trong ward, Hoan Kiem district), where carols to celebrate Christmas and Mass were held at night.
From 6:00 p.m., the influx of people from all over caused local congestion on some roads around the Cathedral and overloaded parking lots. Photo: Tung Dinh
A foreign child was carried in a palanquin on the shoulders of a crowded crowd in front of the church grounds. Photo: Tung Dinh
Le Thi Thu, 21 years old, from Hoang Mai district, and her boyfriend were at the Cathedral at 7:30 p.m. “This is the first year I celebrate Christmas with my lover at church. In the near future, I hope our love will last forever, and in the future there will be a beautiful ending,” Thu shared. Photo: Tung Dinh
In Ho Chi Minh City , the weather is cool, from 7:00 p.m., on Dong Khoi Street, the section in front of Notre Dame Cathedral (District 1) is crowded with people and cars flocking to the amusement center.
This year, for the first time after 6 years of restoration, Notre Dame Cathedral is brightly decorated with 80,000 m of LED strings covering the two bell towers, and many miniature Nativity scenes with multicolored LED lights. Photo: Thanh Tung
The child was dressed in Christmas Eve costumes by his parents, waiting to escape the traffic jam on Ton Duc Thang street. Photo: Quynh Tran
Little Viet Anh, 3 years old, in District 10 enjoys playing with water balloons on Nguyen Hue walking street (District 1).
On Christmas Eve, Nguyen Hue Street was crowded with people. There are more stalls and New Year’s events here, so it’s even more crowded. Parking lots around the street are overloaded, people wait dozens of minutes for a parking space. Photo: Quynh Tran
In Bien Hoa City, Dong Nai , the weather is cool, the roads leading to Ho Nai, Tan Mai… areas are crowded with people because this area has many beautifully decorated churches.
The highlight is the campus of Ha Phat church (Tan Bien ward) with a pine tree 47 m high, 20 m in diameter, with more than 4,200 conical hats, attracting thousands of people to visit and celebrate. This is the sixth year the church has decorated the Christmas tree with conical hats. Photo: Phuoc Tuan
In addition to the Christmas tree made of conical hats, the campus of Ha Phat church also decorates the stage and grand scene with colorful LED lights, attracting a large number of people to visit. Photo: Phuoc Tuan
Mr. Hieu, an office worker in Bien Hoa City, although not religious, still brought his wife and children to celebrate Christmas at Ha Phat parish. “Christmas just hopes everyone is safe, has a happy family, and overcomes economic difficulties,” Mr. Hieu said. Photo: Phuoc Tuan
In Hue City , it was cold and rainy, the temperature was about 17 degrees Celsius, but a large number of people flocked to Phu Cam Church on Nguyen Truong To Street and the Redemptorist Church on Nguyen Hue Street to attend mass. Many parishioners brought children to attend Mass. Photo: Vo Thanh
An old woman prays in the sanctuary of the Redemptorist Church. This Christmas, the church grounds are decorated with images of Santa Claus and miniatures of Jesus being born in a grotto. Photo: Vo Thanh
Children perform musical performances to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ at the Redemptorist Church, Hue City. Photo: Vo Thanh
Parishioners watch Christmas performances at the Redemptorist Church, Hue City. Video: Vo Thanh
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