Thrissur,Kerala: The fifth edition of Buon Natale, the Christmas celebration of Archdiocese of Trichur, will be held on December 27.
The focus of this edition will be charity, especially against the backdrop of Cyclone Ockhi, said Archbishop Andrews Thazhath.
The Thrissur Archdiocese had sent an amount of ₹2 million as the first instalment of relief, he said.
“An amount of ₹2.2 million has already been distributed to 217 parishes under the Archdiocese of Trichur as part of Buon Natale celebrations. This amount is meant for support for chronic patients at parishes cutting across religions. Five houses will be constructed for economically backward families,” the Archbishop said.
A flash mob of 5,000 people dressed as Santa Claus will be the major attraction of this year’s Buon Natale. Tableaux , angels, band sets, and a huge number of devotees will accompany the procession. The archdiocese has arranged a Buon Natale Christmas-New Year exhibition at Sakthan Nagar. A 100-ft-long cake was cut here on December 23. Socio-political and cultural-religious personalities participated in the ceremony.
The colourful procession of Buon Natale (‘Merry Christmas to You’) has been attracting crowd from far and near for the past four years.
It had entered the Guinness World Records for having the largest number of people dressed up as Santa Claus in 2014.
(source: The Hindu)