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The Festival "The Best City of Winter" has Started in Moscow

15 December, 2014

Christmas markets and New Year performances will be held in all districts of the capital. In the period from January 2 to 11 all museums subordinated to the Department of Culture of Moscow will operate free of charge.

All in all some 1500 events will take place in Moscow during Christmas holidays.

The holiday programme is supported by Internet service Yandex.Afisha.

From December 25 to January 11 the service will feature the mobile guide on New Year activities.

"The name of the festival "The Best City of Winter" speaks for itself – in the last three years in Moscow the unique infrastructure for winter holidays and various sports has been created that makes the capital the best city to spend winter with fun, in interesting and useful for health way" – says the Minister of Moscow Government, the head of the Department on Culture of Moscow Sergey Kapkov.

Parks
All city parks are festively decorated with garlands, light installations and authentic "Art Christmas trees". At Christmas markets one can buy Christmas decorations and gifts, sweets, blankets, hats, scarves, soft toys. The great variety of shows is planned, too.

Streets and boulevards
At the square in front of Central Manezh on December 21 one may see dancing flash mob, which will be attended by more than 150 Father Froasts. The performances of dancing Father Froasts will take place from December 22 to 31 in various parts of the city. From December 27 to January 8 in the central city boulevards a festive programme with the participation of street theaters will be organized.

Fir-tree performances
More than 40 New Year performances in cultural centers, theaters, museums and estate places will be offered to young residents and guests of the city.

New Year Night
Tverskaya Street will be the central place to celebrate New Year. From 22:00 to 02:00 it will host "Christmas disco night". After the broadcast with the President of Russian Federation V. V. Putin addressing the people of the country and striking of Kremlin chimes there will be grand fireworks display at Vasilievsky spusk (descent).

In all city parks entertainment programmes are prepared, skating rings will operate until 03:00.

Fireworks in 17 parks of culture and leisure as well as at 8 sites in administrative districts will start at 01:00.

The map of fireworks and New Year Eve detailed programme is available at Internet site ялюблюмоскву.рф.

Charity
OnDecember 20 and 21 in the Museum of Moscow the festival “The Snow Fair” will take place where 20 charity funds will participate.

On December 21 in Gorky Park a charity run in costumes of Ftaher Froast will take place.

The charitable action “Desires come true” has already started: at Internet site ялюблюмоскву.рф letters of children from special schools and centers of social protection have been posted, anyone may fulfill a dream of a child.

The source: The DepartmentofCultureofthe city of Moscow



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