A winter festival in Moscow, taking place from December 15, 2023 to January 8, 2024, is inviting visitors from the Gulf region to participate in a journey that will take them to 36 sites across the capital city, showcasing history, life and New Year traditions.
The 12th edition of the 'Journey to Christmas' festival promises an immersive experience on the streets of Moscow, blending the charm of the city’s past and present, and offering a unique cultural encounter for residents and guests.
The festival will feature Moscow’s traditional winter folk pastimes, skating rinks, ice discos, play curling games and slide down a snow slide. More than 1,500 mesmerising New Year's performances and ice shows by professional actors and skaters will take place at the venues.
The festival participants will learn how to gift-wrap their presents, decorate the house and Christmas tree, and lay the New Year's feast table at master classes.
Adults and children can engage in snowmen moulding and New Year's masquerade, riding on carousels and participate in the master class ‘School of Magicians’.
New Year's celebrations with Ded Moroz and Snegurochka and other fairy tale characters will be held for the young visitors of the festival, where they will be able to make their most cherished wishes.
Travellers will have a unique opportunity to participate in the ‘Moscow Tea Party’ and get acquainted with its history.
Guests have the opportunity to learn about tea etiquette and the rules of hospitality, and experience the Moscow of different eras.
An immersive theatrical programme will unfold on Teatralnaya Square, which will take guests back in time and allow them to taste traditional hot pastries, Moscow tea blends, and buy porcelain dishes, jam and other traditional souvenirs.
The festival is one of many events within the framework of the Moscow Seasons project, where tourists from different countries will be able to get acquainted with the culture and history of Russia. – TradeArabia News Service
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