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Niu, whose Christian name is Magdalene, said later they decided to embrace Catholicism as a way to show their deep gratitude to the nuns and seek divine grace in their life. In 2019, a local family bravely made a creche and a star-shaped lantern and placed them in front of their house to celebrate Christmas. However, they later found them destroyed after they returned from a Christmas Vigil at Ba Long Church, 15 kilometers away from their home.
Fr Danh, 45, who was assigned to the remote sub-parish parish in 2017, said some policemen closely watched the ceremony but refused to attend the Christmas party later held by local people. Sung, 51, a former soldier who converted to Catholicism to marry a Catholic woman in 2006, said although ethnic villagers are banned from decorating their houses at Christmas, “we attend Christmas celebrations at Ba Long Church, have that day off and hold parties at homes with other people. We also gather to drink, play folk music and dance around open fires on that day.”
Our Daughters of Mary of the Visitation Sister Elizabeth Tran Thi Cong, who serves at Ba Long Church, said many Van Kieu ethnic youths visit the church on Christmas Eve, look at nativity scenes, watch cultural performances by ethnic children, listen to carols and receive gifts. Many live long distances from the church.
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