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CelebraLe Lhe holldays wlLh frlends, food and fun! 1he CorporaLe CommunlcaLlon and ubllc
8elaLlons program, ln parLnershlp wlLh Lhe lnLernaLlonal Cfflce, ls hosLlng Lhls year's
lnLernaLlonal SLudenL ChrlsLmas arLy Lo celebraLe Lhe fesLlvlLles. 8ecenLly, l had Lhe pleasure of
Lalklng Lo one of Lhe evenL organlzers abouL celebraLlng Lhe season.

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hall from Mumbal, lndla.

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ChrlsLmas celebraLlons vary ln Lerms of food and cloLhlng, buL Lhe splrlL remalns Lhe same.
lamllles and frlends spend quallLy Llme LogeLher. Pouses are decoraLed wlLh ChrlsLmas Lrees,
bells, and llghLs. Cn ChrlsLmas mornlng, chlldren run Lo Lhe Lree Lo flnd glfLs LhaL SanLa Claus has
lefL for Lhem. ?ou wlll flnd plum cakes everywhere, Lhey are famous! MarkeLs Lake a colorful
look days before Lhe fesLlval. Churches hold mldnlghL masses. Carols are sung. ChrlsLmas has
assumed secular overLones and ls [oyfully celebraLed by people from all rellglons and
communlLles.

CusLoms for ChrlsLmas celebraLlons vary ln dlfferenL parLs of lndla because of Lhe local culLural
lnfluence. ln many sLaLes of lndla, people decoraLe banana or mango Lrees lnsLead of LradlLlonal
plne Lrees. ln SouLh lndla, ChrlsLlans llghL clay lamps on Lhe roofLops and walls of Lhelr house
slmllar Lo Lhe way Plndus decoraLe durlng Lhe ulwall fesLlval. ln Mumbal, whlch has one of Lhe
largesL 8oman CaLhollc communlLles ln lndla, Lhey deplcL naLlvlLy scenes and decoraLe homes
wlLh blg sLars. 1he mosL exhllaraLlng celebraLlon ls ln Lhe vlvaclous sLaLe of Coa. 1he carnlval
precedlng LenL ls Lhe mosL lmporLanL evenL Lhere. lL ls slmllar Lo Mardl Cras ln new Crleans.

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lL wlll glve Lhem exposure Lo Lhe Canadlan sLyle of celebraLlng ChrlsLmas. Also, lL ls an
opporLunlLy Lo geL LogeLher and make new frlends. lL ls a Llme Lo geL rld of Lhe dlfferences
across culLures by sharlng experlences wlLh each oLher ln a muLually enrlchlng way.

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Canadlan sLudenLs should aLLend Lhe ChrlsLmas parLy. lL wlll be an opporLunlLy for Lhem Lo meeL
lnLernaLlonal sLudenLs, explore slmllarlLles and form personal connecLlons wlLh Lhem. 1hey can
Lry Lo undersLand Lhe perspecLlve of sLudenLs from dlfferenL culLures and exLracL Lhe poslLlve
quallLles from Lhe dlfferences.

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