Report: Melwyn Machado
Pics: Allen Dias and Vigil Fernandes
Houston, Dec 26: Mangalureans in the city celebrated Christmas with a lot of enthusiasm at the Lake Shore Harbour Community Hall, Missouri City, Texas, USA on 25th December 2105. Gifts were placed beneath the beautifully decorated Christmas tree.
The day started with a play enacting the birth of Christ, directed by Maureen Crasta and narrated by Eric Saldanha. Thereafter all joined in the singing of carols.
It was then time to watch the arrival of Santa from the North Pole. Santa Claus enacted by Joylus Pereira surprised the gathering with his majestic entry, greeting everyone and distributing gifts to the children. Each family then took turns to get their pictures taken with Santa.
In order to play the various games and quizzes conducted by Eric Saldanha, Sheryl Machado and Gail Pereira, the gathering was divided into 3 groups. It was noticed that the teams were equally talented and were seen trying to outshine the other till the very end.
Every family had cooked a dish and all joined together to enjoy the Mangalurean style mouthwatering food. Kuswar was distributed which rekindled memories of the good old days spent in Mangaluru.
The day’s master of ceremonies was Ronnie Crasta. The party continued with dancing to the numbers in English and Konkani played by DJ Chris Pinto. Each family pooled in a gift and an entertaining game was held to distribute those gifts among the families. The day ended in a game of housie housie with lots of prizes.
It was indeed a team effort were everybody contributed whole-heartedly and enjoyed themselves to their heart’s content.
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