EVENTS IN YEREVAN DURING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON: MUSIC, FIREWORKS AND A WINTER WONDERLAND

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17:54 ~U 22.12.09

Events in Yerevan during this holiday season will begin on December 25
and run through till January 13, said head of the culture department
at Yerevan City Hall, Lusine Martirosyan.

According to her, the new year celebrations will begin with the
symbolic ceremony of lighting the country’s main Christmas tree in
central Yerevan.

This year, specialists from Moscow participated in designing the
large Christmas tree in Republic Square. In addition to this tree,
under the supervision of the Russian specialists, two other trees
have also been designed and erected in the country’s capital: one
next to city hall and the other in French Square (near the Opera).

Organizers of this year’s festivities have already made a small
change in the traditional New Year’s Eve event at Republic Square:
there will be DJs performing instead of well-known Armenian singers
in the square. The New Year’s event in Yerevan will also be celebrated
with fireworks from 15 different points in the city.

City hall has also considered children in planning for this year’s
festivities. With that in mind, specific events will be organized
for children during the holidays in Republic Square, including the
creation of a small fairytale wonderland with different attractions
and the presence of Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden.

Martirosyan also noted that, taking into account the early closing of
schools and kindergartens (in order to curb the spread of contagious
diseases, most notably the A/H1N1 flu virus), all children will
receive gifts and tickets to holiday plays.