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Christmas is not an official holiday in Vietnam, but it doesn't stop people from celebrating it.
People in big cities like Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi go out for Christmas. Department stores, hotels and streets are full of Christmas decorations like dazzling lights, trees, candy canes, snowflakes and many more. You can also hear Christmas carols from shops to restaurants. It's fantastic to learn that local people know many different Christmas carols. If you are in Ho Chi Minh City, go to Nguyen Hue Walking Street for the biggest and brightest displays.
Like many other countries that celebrate Christmas, it is all about dinners. Many Vietnamese restaurants offer Christmas buffets with traditional meals such as roasted turkey and Christmas pudding. You may also get delicious Vietnamese food on Christmas Day such as noodle soup.
It can't be Christmas without Santa Claus. He still wears his classic red suit, even when the weather is hot in Vietnam. You can find Santa clothes in stores and see hundreds of children dressing up as little Santa Clauses and walking on streets in the big cities. Like every other country, children in Vietnam believe in Santa Claus. They call him Ông già Noel (Christmas older man).