News Reading Practice #35
(100 Day Challenge)
GAIETY, FERVOUR MARK
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS
Chennai, Dec 25: Gaiety
and religious fervour marked Christmas celebrations in various parts of Tamil
Nadu on Monday.
Special services were held from midnight of
December 24 till early this morning to celebrate the joyous
occasion of the birth of Jesus Christ.
Attractive cribs, depicting
Christ's birth set amidst pastoral scenes, were displayed
to commemorate the occasion, at several places.
In Chennai, the Archbishop of Madras and Mylapore
Rev George Antonysamy presided over the Christmas holy mass
held at the St Thomas Cathedral
Christmas mass at St Patrick's Church in Chennai.
Basilica and national shrine,
here. Parish priest Fr Arulraj and other priests joined him
in the celebration.
After the Mass, the
Archbishop cut a mega cake and shared it with a few children first and then
with others.
Earlier, Holy Mass was conducted in English for
the congregation at St Bede's School auditorium. The Kirk
(St Andrew's Church), Annai Velankanni Shrine, and the St Thomas Mount Church
in the city ushered in Christmas celebrations in a grand manner.
-PTI
GAIETY - The state of being
cheerful, lively, or full of high spirits. (ആനന്ദം)
FERVOUR - Intense and passionate
feeling or enthusiasm. (ഉത്സാഹം, ആവേശം.)
JOYOUS - Full of happiness,
delight, or gladness. (സന്തോഷം നിറഞ്ഞ)
CRIBS - Small beds for infants,
typically with barred sides. (തൊട്ടിൽ)
DEPICTING - Representing or
portraying something through images or descriptions. (ചിത്രീകരിക്കുക)
PASTORAL - giving of spiritual
guidance. (ഇടയലേഖനം)
COMMEMORATE - To honor or
remember a person or event, typically through a ceremony or special observance.
(ഓർമ്മയ്ക്കായി ആഘോഷം കൊണ്ടാടുക)
HOLY - Regarded as sacred,
divine, or associated with religious significance. (ദൈവികമായ, വിശുദ്ധമായ)
SHRINE - A place regarded as holy
or sacred, often dedicated to a specific deity or religious figure. (പുണ്യസങ്കേതം)
PARISH - A local church community
or the territory served by a particular church. (ഇടവകപ്പള്ളി)
MASS - A religious ceremony,
especially in Christianity (കുർബാന)
CONGREGATION - A gathering or
assembly of people, especially for religious worship. (പ്രാർത്ഥനയ്ക്കു
പള്ളിയിൽ വരുന്നവരുടെ കൂട്ടം)
