Manipur's hill districts at their warmest - carols, community feasts and villages strung with light.
Fixed date: 25 December, with celebrations running through the week.
Ukhrul, Senapati, Churachandpur, Tamenglong and hill towns statewide
The hill districts of Manipur are predominantly Christian, and Christmas is their biggest celebration of the year: week-long carol services, community-wide feasts where entire villages eat together, and towns like Ukhrul, Senapati, Churachandpur and Tamenglong glowing with lights through the cold, clear nights. For a traveller, it is the hills at their most open-hearted - book stays well ahead.
Carol nights, church services, community feasts, light displays. Transport thins on the 25th itself - plan around it.
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