People view Christmas decorations in Alley 736, Le Duc Tho Street in Saigon, taking photos and enjoying the holiday cheer. This is just one of hundreds of alleys in Christian neighborhoods in Saigon.
Nguyen Van Nha, 55, said that 15 people in the neighborhood spent 20 days decorating the alley.
"The parish spent VND50 million ($2,118) to set up the Christmas nativity scene and to install some 3,000 lights along the 700 meter-long alley.
Go Vap District resident Tran Huynh Linh Chi (green shirt) said this was the first time she took her 2-year-old daughter Tran Thu Ky to see the Christmas decorations. The 26-year-old mother hopes doing this will help her child feel more confident when going out and interacting with people.
Two children play in front of Nhat's house. In order to keep the local kids happy this winter, Nhat spent a week making the nativity scene and installing an artificial snow-making machine.
Two children are playing in front of Nhat's house.
In order to keep the local kids happy this winter, Nhat spent a week making the crib and installing an artificial snow-making machine.
About 150-meter string of Christmas lights lights up a section of 4th Street in the Tu Duc neighborhood of Thu Duc City.
After two years of the Covid-19 outbreak, this year marks the return of Christmas decorations for the parish.
Residents of Tu Duc make the final adjustments to the nativity scene on Wednesday.
"I am stoked! Every household in the neighborhood has been lending a helping hand to set up the decorations,” Pham Thi Tho, 60, said.
