Christmas Celebrates Strong Connection with Bollywood

Christmas 2011
Multicultural texture of Indian society makes every festival colourful – whether it’s Diwali, Eid, Christmas or Baisakhi – Indians celebrate all festivals with tremendous enthusiasm and energy. For the last few years, especially after globalization, Indians have developed a passion for Christmas and even Non-Christian communities are ardently take part in Christmas celebrations. There are parties in club houses & farm houses, people dance and make merry, cut cake and eat to full up their tummies. There are some enthusiasts who go overboard and enjoy parties till wee hours and go to be when there is sunrise. Since, Christmas falls during winter, people get more than one reason to celebrate this festival with more excitement. There is no stopping for party animals especially after downing wine and liquor.

Christmas has a strong connection with Bollywood - Indian film industry. Many producers think Christmas as auspicious time to release their movies; Aamir Khan, for example, has successfully released his movies on December 25 for the last three years (Taare Zameen Par, Ghajini and 3 Idiots) and all movies have met with overwhelming response from audience. Now this has become a trend for Aamir Khan Film Company to release his movies on Christmas.

Christmas Festival
As Christmas 2011 comes closer, people are hell-bent on planning to celebrate this festival in the most hassle-free way. For this planning, some take as much pain as to buy a planner or an exercise book way ahead in September. They draw separate sections for each & every activity related to Christmas. First of all, they prepare a list of expected guests and relatives they want to visit during Christmas; then come Christmas gifts for their guests and relatives. If you are a meticulous planner, you cannot afford to miss shopping stores or shopping portals, from where you can get the best deals on Christmas 2011 gifts. If you purchase your Christmas gifts well in advance, chances are you get good discount coupons on your gifts. These portals also offer services of sending Christmas 2011 gifts to abroad, and if you are not in India, you can send Christmas gifts to India from these online shopping portals. But don’t forget to select the option of Gift Wrap; just a single selection can make your gift look appealing for your relatives.

Christmas CelebrationsThere is a common thread running through every celebration of all festivals in India; a one year journey to different parts of the country and you can easily define some thumb rules as to how the people here enjoy the festive time. And this common thread includes fire crackers, sweets, cakes, new clothes, exchange of Christmas gifts, boisterous party and full-on fun. However, because of cultural diversity, there are some special additions to each and every festival celebration across the country. This Christmas 2011, you can see some minute differences as people celebrate Christmas in their own way in different parts of the country.

Some sociologists maintain that local influences are responsible for the variations in Christmas celebrations in India. For example, South Indians light clay lamps on the roofs and walls of their houses (similar to Hindu ceremonies of lighting diyas during Diwali celebrations), while other states of India decorate banana or mango tree as a substitute to pine tree.