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name for
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. It is the biggest festival of the Bengali Christians.


History

Christianity was brought to
Bangladesh Bangladesh, officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eighth-most populous country in the world and among the List of countries and dependencies by ...
in the 16th century by Portuguese traders and missionaries. Christians in Bangladesh make up 0.03 percent of the population.


Celebrations

Christians in Bangladesh give gifts to each other and visit others on Christmas. Christmas is a national holiday in Bangladesh. Kids receive money or toys from adults. People greet each other with ('Greetings of the Great Day'). In rural areas, banana trees and leaves are used for decoration. In cities, common Christmas decorations include Christmas trees, banners and balloons. Special events are held in hotels and Christmas specials are shown on TV. Traditional foods include
Christmas cake Christmas cake is a type of cake, often fruitcake, served at Christmas time in many countries. British variations Christmas cake is an English tradition that began as plum porridge. A traditional English Christmas cake is made with moist Zan ...
, pitha, and
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s. Christians visit churches and make Christmas cakes. Churches are decorated with Christmas lights and a Christmas tree. Church choirs perform Bengali Christmas songs. Church-held Christmas Eve feasts are called and hymns are called . Christmas is also increasingly celebrated by other religions in Bangladesh, especially in urban areas of the country.


See also

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Christianity in Bangladesh Christians in Bangladesh () account for 0.30% (accurately 488,583) of the nation's population according to the 2022 census in Bangladesh. Together with Buddhism in Bangladesh, Buddhism (plus other minority groups such as Irreligion in Bangladesh, ...
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Christianity in India Christianity is Religion in India, India's third-most followed religion with about 28 million adherents, making up 2.3 percent of the population as of the 2011 Census of India, 2011 census. Christianity is the largest religion in parts of Nor ...
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Christmas worldwide The observance of Christmas around the world varies by country and by religion. The day of Christmas, and in some cases the day before and the day after, are recognized by many national governments and cultures worldwide, including in areas wh ...


References

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