Celebrating Christmas in Timor Leste was a super special moment. The story, location, feelings, and people's approach are different from the Vatican or other Christian countries. Not only joining the Christmas mass, we also experienced the Christmas celebrations right within a family of locals. Christmas is big in Timor Leste, considering that the majority of its population is Christian, and the Catholic church becomes the dominant religious institution. The constitution of East Timor protects the freedom of religion, and representatives of the Catholic, Protestant, and Muslim communities in the country report generally good relations, although members of community groups occasionally face bureaucratic obstacles, particularly with respect to obtaining marriage and birth certificates. Moving through the video, you will see other parts of Timor Leste's culture worth seeing: the traditional food and handwoven textile. We even found old bank notes for collection. The amazing thing was it had Chinese characters printed on it! How come??? Anyway, Feliz Navidad, and see you on the next Culture videos!

Celebrating Christmas in Timor Leste was a super special moment. The story, location, feelings, and people's approach are different from the Vatican or other Christian countries. Not only joining the Christmas mass, we also experienced the Christmas celebrations right within a family of locals. Christmas is big in Timor Leste, considering that the majority of its population is Christian, and the Catholic church becomes the dominant religious institution. The constitution of East Timor protects the freedom of religion, and representatives of the Catholic, Protestant, and Muslim communities in the country report generally good relations, although members of community groups occasionally face bureaucratic obstacles, particularly with respect to obtaining marriage and birth certificates.
Moving through the video, you will see other parts of Timor Lestes culture worth seeing: the traditional food and handwoven textile. We even found old bank notes for collection. The amazing thing was it had Chinese characters printed on it! How come??? Anyway, Feliz Navidad, and see you on the next Culture videos!