{"id":296257,"date":"2025-12-19T11:35:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T09:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/gallery-residents-get-festive-this-christmas-season\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T14:27:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T12:27:13","slug":"gallery-residents-get-festive-this-christmas-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/peoplespost\/gallery-residents-get-festive-this-christmas-season\/","title":{"rendered":"GALLERY | Cape Town residents get festive this Christmas season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Capetonians have been having Christmas plays, holiday programmes and several other festive events this December in the build-up to Christmas. Here are some galleries of what everyone has been up to across the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holiday programmes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Neighbourhood watches and community organisations have been keeping children safe while their parents are finishing off their last few weeks of work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ: Bellville house offers a festive wonderland since 2016<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here the Portland Neighbourhood Watch in Mitchells Plain hosted several days of trauma-informed fun and games to help children find spaces to have good, clean fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Children take part in the Portland Neighbourhood Watch holiday programme.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The Portland Neighbourhood Watch. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Children take part in the Portland Neighbourhood Watch holiday programme.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Festive lights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mitchell’s Plain also had it’s own Switching on of the festive lights event earlier in December.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\"Women's
Women’s Walk to Wellness pose with Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis as the sun sets.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Women’s Walk to Wellness pose near the newly switched on festive lights in Morgenster Road.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Christmas carols<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Carolers have been out in full swing across the City. Here the Colorado Park Residents and Ratepayers Association host a carol service at the Colorado Skatepark. Prayers of protection were also offered for residents, police, Law enforcement, families affected by crime and those who have lost loved ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Colorado Park Residents and Ratepayers Association host a carol service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Colorado Park Residents and Ratepayers Association host a carol service<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nativities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Several churches put up nativity scenes or hosted Christmas plays. Here is a snapshot of a few of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alex\u00a0Johanson in St Pius Catholic Church in Plumstead’s nativity play.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Kieran Searle in St Pius Catholic Church in Plumstead’s nativity play.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
\"The
The nativity scene at St Ninian’s in Kuils River<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The nativity scene at Redemtoris Mater Seminary in Rondebosch<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The cast in St Pius Catholic Church in Plumstead’s nativity play.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Kieran Searle and Venus Collison in St Pius Catholic Church in Plumstead’s nativity play<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sadie Knipe and Andreas Buhler in St Pius Catholic Church in Plumstead’s nativity play.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sara Mariconi and Skye Puma in St Pius Catholic Church in Plumstead’s nativity play.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Jameson Blackway and Skye Puma in St Pius Catholic Church in Plumstead’s nativity play.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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