Kohima, Dec 24: Streets across Nagaland resounded with carol singing to welcome Christmas on Friday, the most awaited occasion for the people of Nagaland.
The Merangkongtsur Telongjem of Dimapur, took out a Christmas carol procession. Christmas carol procession was accompanied by its marching band, to mark the 150th year of the advent of Christianity in Nagaland from Old NST colony in Dimapur town in the morning while carol singers in pickup trucks were seen singing carols in the streets of the town in the evening.
With buildings and establishments across the streets decorated and lit up, Nagaland, where Christians account for more than 90 percent of the population, is all geared up to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ despite the new Covid concerns.
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However, some state government employees have not received their salary to date which is likely dampen their celebration. in the last few days in Dimapur, a huge number of shoppers were seen buying clothes and other necessities for the occasion.
The church has not received any information on Covid restrictions from the state government so far.
Nagaland governor Jagdish Mukhi urged the people of the state to celebrate Christmas responsibly and march towards building a safe, developed, and prosperous Nagaland.
Extending heartiest Christmas greetings, governor Jagdish Mukhi and his wife Prem Mukhi said, “25th December being the most important day of the year commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, let us renew our determination to follow His examples of forgiveness, peace, and love.”
