Mapusa market is all dressed up for Christmas

Evelyn Siqueira

SOON IT WILL BE CHRISTMAS DAY

In a few days, it will be Christmas. And, Mapusa is decked up for the festive season.

Christmas | Mapusa | stars | Photo: Evelyn Siqueira

SANTA CLAUS IS COMIN’ TO TOWN

Santa Claus is synonymous with Christmas, and Santas, big and small, are on sale in Mapusa these days.

Christmas | Mapusa | Santa Claus | Photo: Evelyn Siqueira

WHITE CHRISTMAS

Have a White Christmas as you transport yourself to the snow-covered Northern hemisphere with a snowy white Christmas tree such as this one.

Christmas | Mapusa | white Christmas tree | Photo: Evelyn Siqueira

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS

All I want for Christmas is … sweets! Neatly-packaged festive sweets such as doce, kulkuls, jujubes, plum cakes etc sell like hot cakes at this time of year.

Christmas | Mapusa | Christmas sweets | Photo: Evelyn Siqueira

WE THREE KINGS

Handmade as well as imported figurines of the three kings, camels, Mary, Joseph etc – to help you create the perfect Nativity scene are on sale.

Christmas | Mapusa | Nativity | crib | Photo: Evelyn Siqueira

O TANNENBAUM / O CHRISTMAS TREE

Back in the day, Goans decorated local trees, like as casuarinas, in the absence of fir trees. These days, however, all manner of Christmas trees are commercially available all over Goa.

Christmas | Mapusa | stars | Christmas trees | Photo: Evelyn Siqueira

AWAY IN A MANGER

Come Christmas, and you can purchase a readymade Christmas crib, or you can create your very own by decorating a handmade manger, many of which are available in Mapusa.

Christmas | Mapusa | manger | crib | Photo: Evelyn Siqueira

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