Some of the iconic churches will start putting up decorations by next week.“Christmas in Kolkata is no longer a day-long festival. The spirit of the Yuletide can be felt throughout December as preparations and celebrations begin much in advance,” said Sanjib Mondal of Kolkata Symphony Orchestra, which in association with Calcutta International School Choir and The Diocese of Calcutta, will present a Christmas Concert at St Paul’s Cathedral on Sunday evening. “These programmes set the tone for Christmas,” he added.
While bakers and confectioners have already conducted the cake-mixing ceremony a couple of weeks ago, an event that flagged off the beginning of the festive season, several hotels, foreign missions in the city and educational institutes have just concluded the lighting of the Christmas tree.
A Christmas Bazaar will be held at the Maidan tent of Calcutta Rangers Club from noon on Sunday. Organisers said families would be able to buy everything usually needed for Christmas celebrations, such as trees, decorations and even wine.
Churches are abuzz with preparations, too. “We have several prayer services and social activities lined up this month. The decorations will be done by next week,” said Reverend Father Biswajit Biswas of Duff Church in north Kolkata.
While Christmas decorations and baubles are of high demand at New Market, families have also been making daily stops there, buying ingredients for cakes and other delicacies for the season. “Demand for dry fruit, yeast, cream and cocoa and other baking items has picked up the past couple of weeks,” said Mohammad Salauddin, who sells dry fruit at New Market.
The atmosphere in Kolkata, which is warming up to the festive week, is aptly described by Adrian Lobo, a schoolteacher and a resident of Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Road, who said, “The spirit of the season can be savoured slowly though the pre-Christmas activities: kind of like a piece of chocolate gradually melting in the mouth.”
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