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Trained Santa Claus
In August, Mad Hatters, an Andheri-based event management company, conducted auditions of people willing to play Santa Claus at city malls,
high-profile Christmas parties and five star hotels. They are currently training 28 people who applied for the post. They will wear an imported white-cuffed red costume, stick on
silky white beards on Christmas and spread Christmas cheer. "The candidates are taught the art of smiling, dancing and
shaking hands with children without getting too close,” said D’souza, adding that Santas are not allowed to hug children.
Santa Claus: friend of Children
Maha Feast 2011
To brings people together on this December 24
and 25th, Mumbai (famous for food) will host ‘Maha Feast’, the
biggest outdoor food festival 2011 at the iconic Gateway of India from
12 noon to 10 p.m. The food fair extravaganza is open to all. It was inaugurated by super model and actress, Mugdha Godse on the 21st of December, 2011.
Decorated to look the most picturesque, the Gateway of India on the 24 and 25 December will be a
dream destination for all who enjoy food and Mumbai together.
Mumbai Christmas Fest & Racing Carnival
In its sixth year, with the Mumbai Christmas Fest & Racing Carnival 2011 (MCF), the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce is giving you a chance
to extend that hand of giving to strangers. It's also the first time that the MCF offers you a chance to be a Secret
Santa to underprivileged children. Your old toys can now find home with
these kids. What more, there will be stalls, a special Beer Garden, stage shows, performers like Gary Lawyer, Merlin and Amaranth doing
gigs.
The oldest churches in Mumbai
Five of the oldest churches in Mumbai are
Gloria Church, Byculla
Built in 1548 in Mazgaon,the present building is in
Byculla, shaped like a Latin cross and blessed in 1913.
St Michael's Church Mahim
St Michael's Church Mahim is the best known churches in the country, it attracts
thousands of devotees for its special novena masses every Wednesday. The shrine has become known as a centre for healing
and wish fulfillment as people of all creeds and communities pray and offer thanksgiving. The original church dates back to 1510, although the
modern structure that stands was built in the 1960s. The parish has a strength of 4,500 and around a third of them commonly attend midnight mass.
St Anne's Church, Mazgaon
The 130-year-old church that helms the Catholic enclave of Mazgaon was
once the meeting point for thousands of parishioners. However, over time, its strength has been reduced to 2,200.
Holy Name Cathedral, Colaba
The seat of the Catholic Church, it is here that the Archbishop of
Mumbai, Oswald Cardinal Gracias, officiates at the Mass of the Eucharist on Christmas Eve.
St John the Baptist, Thane
For 500 years, it has been the nodal spiritual refuge for Catholics of
Thane city. To this day it remains a large parish with a flock of 10,000. Fr Allwyn D'silva took charge last June.
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