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Published: December 26th 2013
Merry Christmas!
A lot of people have asked me how the locals celebrate Christmas in Hong Kong. Unlike the U.S., Christmas eve is a festive and loud event. For some reason, the locals
love to count down in any major event. So on Christmas eve, thousands of people gathered together by the harbour to witness fireworks and count down till Christmas. Apparently, some people even dress in costume for the occasion. Some people hold parties at their home as well and exchange gifts.
On Christmas day, the locals come out and shop. Just like how people in U.S. take the opportunity to drink on special events, people here take the opportunity to shop, shop and shop. And the amount of people are like swarms of bees on a mission and the lines to pay for your items are unreal. Stores open at regular hours from 10:00 a.m. then close at 10:00 p.m. It's a little bizarre to me that everything is festive on holidays since I'm so used to having the public holidays to be quiet.
So because I didn't head out on Christmas eve, I figured I'd pull some photos together elsewhere and show you what Christmas
More lights
photo credit: cantoneseeveryday wordpresslooks like here 😊
聖誕節快樂! (If you can't read that, they are Chinese characters)
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Bill Fung
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Very Festival Like
Always love a big party. Hope you're having fun with your family