Christmas fair

Christmas fair

celebrating twice, but with a little less commerce
Christmas fair - celebrating twice, but with a little less commerce

Location: 

Oktyabrskaya, Praspyekt Nyezalyezhnastsi, Minsk, Belarus

Duration: 

Sunday, December 20, 2015

Journey: 

Living in Minsk

personal highlights

  1. Christmas decoration: much less than Western Europeinfo-icon
  2. Christmas celebration: on December 25th and Janaury 7th
  3. Christmas market: started very late in December (missed)
  4. Father Frost: huge animation on freedom square (missed)
  5. Image source: thanks to a very good friend in Minsk!

image sources

  1. Christmas tree @ Palace of the Republic
  2. Christmas ball @ Palace of the Republic
  3. Christmas booths @ Palace of the Republic
  4. Christmas toys @ Palace of the Republic
  5. Father Frost @ illuminated building

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