Fathers give gifts to their children, and husbands gift their wives. The service is held very early in the morning. Singing of the Gospel songs are followed by the sermons. India Christmas in India is calm in comparison to other European countries and the United States. The season is cheerful with decorations with colourful poinsettia flowers and the tropical plants.
Children wear colourful dresses.
Gifts are exchanged on the Christmas morning along with many wishes of the season and for a happy and prosperous life. The important part of the festival is the midnight service or the mass given in the church, which last for three to four hours. The tribal Christians in the northeast and the western parts of the country go out night after night for about a week, to sing their equivalent of the Christmas carols. Christians in the south, light clay oil lamps in the evenings, giving the house a twinkling look. Christmas in India presents the ethos and culture of the Indians.