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It details how communities near the coast, like Busong Village, celebrate by decorating canoes and making bonfires visible from afar, while those in the Highlands, such as Mariant, utilize traditional torches made from dried pit-pit and navigate bush tracks to attend midnight mass. The narrative emphasizes the importance of family, church gatherings, and the festive atmosphere characterized by singing, praying, sharing food and gifts, and children's excitement to see their elders. The text also touches upon the spiritual aspect of Christmas, mentioning the celebration of Jesus' birth and the depiction of the nativity scene in churches.","Christmas in PNG Tandi Jackson  \nMichael John  \nChristmas in Papua New Guinea  \nChristmas is a time for family and church. We decorate our homes and church with plants and flowers .  \nFamilies go home to their village. Children are excited to see their bubus. Families share gifts.  \nThere is lots of food.  \nWe go to church to celebrate the birth of Jesus.  \nWe sing and pray.  \nChristmas in Busong Village, Morobe  \nBusong Village is a small village on the coast. The only way to get there is by boat.  \nAt Christmas time the boys decorate canoes . The boys also make bonfires on top of the hill. When the bonfires are lit, people from other villages can see them.  \nOn Christmas Day, the canoes are pulled into the village.  \nThe people dance and sing to celebrate Christmas.  \nChristmas at Mariant, Enga Province  \nMariant Church is in the Highlands. At Christmas time the children gather dried pit-pit.  \nThey tie the bundles of pit-pit with vines. They use them as torches.  \nThe church is on top of a hill.  \nOn the night before Christmas, villagers walk on bush tracks to the church.  \nThey carry pit-pit torches.  \nPeople are excited. They talk and laugh.  \nThe children go to sleep in small huts.  \nThen the bell rings and it is time for midnight mass .  \nIt is cold outside but inside the church it is warm .  \nThe church is full of people.  \nThey light candles.  \nThe candles look like stars.  \nThere is a manger.  \nMary and Joseph watch the shepherds worship baby Jesus.  \nEveryone sings and gives thanks.","cbCaictNTTCptMGQ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaictNTTCptMGQ","pdf",2795867,6,1,15,"English","en",105,"# Christmas in Papua New Guinea\n## Christmas in Busong Village, Morobe\n## Christmas at Mariant, Enga Province","[{\"question\":\"How do people in Busong Village celebrate Christmas?\",\"answer\":\"In Busong Village, boys decorate canoes and make bonfires on hilltops, which are then pulled into the village on Christmas Day for dancing and singing. \"},{\"question\":\"What are the Christmas traditions in Mariant, Enga Province?\",\"answer\":\"In Mariant, children gather dried pit-pit to make torches, which villagers use to walk to the church on bush tracks for midnight mass. 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