Chantaburi is a community in eastern Thailand, near the Cambodian border. It's home to a large Catholic community. Chantaburi's Catholics originally came from Vietnam. The Vietnamese married into Thai families and now the community is mostly Thai. The cathedral in Chataburi is the largest Catholic cathedral in Thailand. Christmas is widely celebrated in Chantaburi. People come from throughout Thailand to participate in the mass, the caroling, and all of the traditional Christmas festivities.