UAE: Festive mood is in the air as residents celebrate Christmas

UAE: Festive mood is in the air as residents celebrate Christmas

With the celebration mood on, homes, hotels, malls, and shops are all decked up with Christmas trees, with green and the colour red popping up everywhere. Festivities are throughout the city and joy can be felt in the air with residents exchanging gifts.

Many residents in Dubai are celebrating Christmas with their family and friends, some at their homes and some outside at a restaurant and entertainment venues.

Marco Fraschetti, an Italian working as an events expert, will be celebrating his Christmas with his sister and her husband as his children are in Europe. “I couldn’t travel due to my busy schedule and will be celebrating here,” said Fraschetti.

Fraschetti will be going to his friend’s place for lunch “as his mother-in-law is here who is a great cook, and I love the food she prepares. It will be special”.

Post lunch, he plans to visit his sister, where he will bond with the family over dinner, games and conversations.

A Romanian doctor in Dubai, Dr Carmen Chiran, said Christmas is an extraordinary occasion of the year. It is all about family coming together and celebrating the festive season.

However, she would be missing a lot of fun and valuable time with her family this Christmas