The Christmas Lighting Ceremony will be held at the French Village in the Da Nang- based Sun World Ba Na Hills resort on 9 December, starting a month of performances and events to celebrate the New Year.

The Christmas Lighting Ceremony will be held at the French Village in the Sun World Ba Na Hills Mountain resort. — Photo courtesy the resort

During the ceremony, visitors can enjoy the 3-metre Christmas Tree in front of the Hôtel de Paris with fun games, a buffet and drinks.

The hotel’s staff will perform carols in the Saint Dennis Church.

The unique Christmas tree, made from more than 300 bottles of wine, will surely bring warm feelings to cold winter nights at the resort, located 20km west of the city.

Visitors can also enjoy the cozy atmosphere of Christmas in 2 unique Ba Na Hills French Village restaurants, namely L’Étable and La Crique.  These restaurants will be decorated for the season, and offer a festive space for family and friends to gather, with live music from 23 - 25 December.

The mountain resort also hosts a countdown-to-the-New Year at La Piscine Pool, a cozy indoor pool on top of the Ba Na Mountain, on 31 December.

Christmas for kids with cancer

Students from Da Nang’s Dong A University have launched a campaign to make 1,000 paper Sunflowers and paintings to raise money and gifts for kids with cancer at the city’s oncology and pediatrics hospitals.

The university also appealed for donations of gifts, books and toys amongst students from local tertiary establishments during a week-long charity campaign.

A student from the Dong A University paints a sunflower to raise money for kids with cancer at local hospitals  — VNS Photo Cong Thanh

All gifts and donations will be given to kids who are being treated at local hospitals next month in celebration of the Christmas season.

(Source: VNS/ DA NANG Today)