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HCMC citizens celebrate coming Christmas holiday

Sunday, December 22, 2013, 18:00 GMT+7

Thousands of people happily gathered at Ho Chi Minh City’s shopping malls at the weekend, taking photos and celebrating the coming Christmas holiday.

Besides gathering to take photos with friends and families, many of them, including both young and old people, also participated in a lot of festivities which have been held in the Ho Chi Minh City’s central business district of District 1 these days to celebrate the Christmas.

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