In Hanoi, a vast crowd gathered in front of churches such as Hanoi Cathedral, Ham Long, and Cua Bac, which were decorated with coloured lights and flowers, to enjoy Christmas atmosphere.
People gather at the Hanoi Cathedral on the evening of December 24
Major streets around Hoan Kiem Lake, along shopping malls, hotels, and restaurants in the city centre were all embellished with spectacular Christmas decorations.
In front of the Trang Tien Plaza Shopping Mall
In Ho Chi Minh City, streets were filled with revelers on Christmas Eve which saw pleasant temperature of 28 degrees. Many churches, buildings, and shops on streets including Pham The Hien, Dong Khoi and Le Loi were decorated with colourful ornaments to celebrate the event. Several walking streets attracted a large number of visitors.
People took photo outside the Notre Dame Cathedral.
Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street attracted thousands of visitors on Christmas Eve.
The central city of Da Nang had heavy rains on Christmas Eve but many people still came to churches.
In the ancient town of Hoi An, many foreign tourists joined with locals at restaurants, bars and churches to celebrate Christmas.
Duc Minh Commune in the central highlands province of Dak Nong where 99 per cent of population are Christian, held large-scale celebrations at their church. Priest Tran Xuan Cuong said that local people here are very devout.
A Christmas Cave on the roof of a house in Dak Nong Province.
The northern province of Ha Nam also had a beautiful Christmas Eve with temperatures ranging between 16-17 degrees which was ideal for people to go out for Christmas celebrations.
Thousands of people gathered at Phu Ly Church in Ha Nam Province.
