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Pre-Christmas at Haflong

By Anup Biswas |


All Christians Leaders Forum comprising all the church leaders of Haflong organizes the first ever United Pre-Christmas celebration at Don Bosco school compound today (Sunday) on December 19th with great enthusiasms. This pre-Christmas celebration is marked with the theme of ‘peace on earth’. Several Choir groups representing the different churches perform beautiful choirs which kept all the guests mesmerized. The’ Santa Claus’ central attraction of the event is seen entertaining the guests especially the guest-children. Such huge congregation of people at Haflong once the trouble torn place proves, the district of Dima Hasao is still the abode of peace loving people.


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