BangkokXmas
24 DECEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A woman sits in the breezeway outside the church during Christmas services at Holy Redeemer Church in Bangkok. Thailand is predominantly Buddhist but Christmas is widely celebrated throughout the country. Buddhists mark the day with secular gift giving but there are about 300,000 Catholics in Thailand who celebrate religious Christmas. Catholics first came to Thailand (then Siam) in 1567 as chaplain for Portuguese mercenaries in the employ of the Siamese monarchy. There has been a continuous Catholic presence in Thailand since then. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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