Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala residents today celebrated Christmas with traditional fervour and piety rejoicing the birth of Jesus Christ with the faithful thronging churches for special prayers and midnight mass.
As church bells tolled signalling the moment of nativity, the faithful congregated for the midnight service in cathedrals and churches across the state where senior bishops and priests conducted special masses and gave out the Christmas message.
While Cardinal Mar Baselios Cleemis led the midnight mass at St Mary's Cathedral of Syro Malankara Catholic Church at Pattam here, Archbishop Soosa Pakiyam led the prayers at the St Joseph's Metropolitan Cathedral at Palayam here.
To add to the festive spirit, churches, homes and commercial establishments were tastefully decorated with stars and cribs depicting the nativity scene. A variety of cakes beckoned festive goers in different bakeries.
Carol groups of churches and art clubs have been busy visiting houses singing traditional Christmas songs.
As church bells tolled signalling the moment of nativity, the faithful congregated for the midnight service in cathedrals and churches across the state where senior bishops and priests conducted special masses and gave out the Christmas message.
While Cardinal Mar Baselios Cleemis led the midnight mass at St Mary's Cathedral of Syro Malankara Catholic Church at Pattam here, Archbishop Soosa Pakiyam led the prayers at the St Joseph's Metropolitan Cathedral at Palayam here.
To add to the festive spirit, churches, homes and commercial establishments were tastefully decorated with stars and cribs depicting the nativity scene. A variety of cakes beckoned festive goers in different bakeries.
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Carol groups of churches and art clubs have been busy visiting houses singing traditional Christmas songs.
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