Merry Christmas in Vietnamese is“ Chúc Mừng Giáng Sinh”!
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Merry Christmas in Vietnamese is“ Chúc Mừng Giáng Sinh”!
Christmas is one of the four most important festivals of the Vietnamese year, along with the Buddha’ s birthday, Tet( the lunar New Year), and the Mid-Autumn Festival. It is celebrated as the birthday of Jesus Christ, known here as " Kito ". The festival is observed here with great gusto despite the fact that Buddhism is the dominant religion in Vietnam and Christians form only a minority. On Christmas Eve, Vietnamese people, especially young people, like to go into the city centre, where there is a Catholic Cathedral. The streets are crowded with people on Christmas Eve. Vietnam used to be part of the French Empire and there are still French influences in the Christmas traditions. Many Catholic churches have a big nativity crib scene or
Typical Scene at Catholic Churches In Vietnam ' crèche ' with nearly life size statues of Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, the shepherds, and animals. Also like in France, the special Christmas Eve meal is called ' reveillon ' and has a ' bûche de Noël '( a chocolate cake in the shape of a log) for desert. Vietnamese people like to give presents of food and at Christmas a bûche de Noël is a popular gift. Other Christmas presents are not very common, although some young people like to exchange Christmas cards. The Yuletide spirit of giving and sharing has been embraced with an earnest by the Vietnamese. Generous as they are, the Vietnamese give out gifts and presents in plenty during the Christmas celebrations in Vietnam. However, the children are more keen to have their stockings and shoes stuffed in with goodies from Santa’ s bulging sack. The European customs of Santa Claus and the Christmas tree were popular and children would leave their shoes out on Christmas Eve.
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Sunday 25th December 2016- 11.30am onwards 380,000vnd Adult *** 250,000vnd Children under 12yrs
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Appetizer: Shrimp Cocktail- Spring Rolls- Mix Salad Main Course
Traditional Roast Turkey- Roast Lamb with gravy Onion Sauce- Honey glazed ham- Seafood Fried Rice- Baked Vegetables- Peas
Desserts: Christmas Pudding- Fresh Fruits.
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20 The MAG Vung Tau