For the longest time, it has been Kadambari Lobo`s annual Christmas ritual to go crib hopping in Vasai. With December being the busiest month for the home baker, she usually prefers to go in January, as she not only gets to spend enough time at the crib but is also able to avoid the crowd that flocks these cribs during this time of the year. For the uninitiated, a crib is a representation of the birth of Jesus Christ -- it can be as simple as a small stable with hay, as traditionally portrayed, or as elaborate as a big palace to depict his arrival. 

Every year, Mumbaikars celebrate Christmas like people around the world. Interestingly, many of them take on the task of `crib hopping` after the cribs are made and set up on Christmas Eve. Simply put, `crib hopping` is an unofficial term for visiting cribs that are displayed publicly till the first Sunday of January, celebrated as Feast of the Three Kings. People undertake the activity during this time of the year in different parts of the city, and Vasai is only one of the destinations.