Prasagraj: With bright lights which depend on the limiting walls and columns high from different churches, the city of Sangam was given a Christmas celebration on December 25.
The city market is busy making business quickly late at night.
With beautifully decorated churches with multi-color lighting, the Denizen was busy making their ‘last minute’ shopping for topping Christmas trees and other decorative items in various kiosks that have appeared in various busy crosses.
Whether it’s a civil line path or the main market of Katra, Chowk and some areas, some shops have mushroomed this week and offer a variety of items needed to decorate the Christmas tree.
But what was waiting for people to believe on Christmas Eve was a quiet and serious midnight service carried out by various churches in the city.
Visit to the local Chowk and Civil Lines market revealed that decorative items along with designer cakes turned out to be the main attraction for visitors who demeaned the shops established on Christmas Eve.
Of the various sizes of bells to decorative straps, snowflakes, toffees, decorative shining balls, stars of the various sizes there for sale to the revelers festival.
Along with this, Santa’s dresses and hats are also instant hits on the market.
Interestingly, there is no religious gap to see anywhere when it comes to celebrating the festival.
Thousands of non-Christian family youth buy items to decorate their Christmas trees and celebrate the festival.
At the same time, many of them who sell these items are Muslim.
Toys and greeting cards are also one of the most sought-after items among people from various ages who visit the market to shop for Christmas.
Both branded and non-branded greeting cards and gift items are sold like hot cakes.
After an unfavorable celebration in 2021, this year the city bakeries were also flooded with orders with at least 150 strange calls for special cakes.
What’s more interesting is that Denizens have decorated their homes and stores with the help of special designers and even carry decorative materials.
Preparation for Saturday celebrations has begun in mid-December itself with people making plans and looking forward to shopping.
People tend to think that Christmas shopping and gift purchases are the same thing, however, there are more to shopping Christmas than just gifts.
All churches in the city have decorated with colorful lights depending on the high parapet.
“Through the days when this festival is limited to the Christian community alone because now people from all communities do not want to miss the opportunity to take part in the celebration.
I have planned to arrange meetings in my house as the perfect end for the year-end celebration and Also get the chance to give my beautiful family gift, “said Smita Dikshit, a resident of Talirganj.