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Mamata Banerjee to inaugurate Kolkata Christmas Festival today

| @indiablooms | Dec 16, 2019, at 04:30 pm

Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will inaugurate the Kolkata Christmas Festival at Allen Park in Park Street on Monday.

The festival will continue till Dec 30.

Taking to her Twitter handle, she said, "KolkataChristmasFestival will be inaugurated at Park Street (MotherTeresa Sarani) at 6 pm today. In the true spirit of goodwill, people of #Bangla will celebrate all festivals with solemnity & joy. I invite everyone to come and enjoy #Christmas lighting, stalls & more at @KolChristmas festival."

The annual programme managed by the State Tourism Department will be celebrating its 9th edition this year.

Like every year, the streets will be illuminated with magnificent Christmas lights while the spectators will be treated to some outstanding live performances from various artists, carol singers, bands and choirs from parishes across the city.

Apart from music, Park Street will be lined with food stalls which will sell everything from the city’s signature Christmas (read fruit) cakes, the must-have Anglo-Indian legends — vindaloo, kal-kals, ball (minced meat) curry and yellow coconut rice, the Goan sorpotel, fragrant and piping hot biryani, all alongside the rolls and phuchkas that are city staples.  

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