Sri Lanka is home for many Christians who celebrate the Christmas in grand style. The festival season is marked by street decorations in many places of the city. Christmas carols are common and most of the major corporate companies customarily conduct large Christmas parties, especially on the eve of Christmas. City hotels plan Christmas programmes ahead and hold gala dinner dance on the eve of Christmas. Most of the churches also hold mid-night mass on the eve of Christmas. It’s a public and a bank holiday.