<span style="color: #222222;">In Manipur, people are celebrating Christmas with strict COVID-19 SoP this year.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">AIR Correspondent reports, in Manipur, more than 40 per cent population practices Christianity and almost the entire hill population is Christian. Therefore, Christmas is being celebrated in almost all parts of the State with huge fanfare. However, the festive mood this year is quite different from the last years. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The churches and community leaders in the State have decided to scale down the festival due to COVID-19 pandemic and celebrate the festival with strict SOP. All the social gathering including singing together, picnic, dancing will be banned to minimize the spreading of COVID-19.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The present COVID-19 pandemic has impacted almost all the activities in our lives including festivals. However, the steps being taken by the church leaders in Manipur during the Christmas festival without hampering the spirit of the festival are applauded by sections of people.</span><br />''