The Christmasthe most magical time of the year, are approaching and the Municipality of Athens declares itself ready to welcome them with a great celebration for all and sundry. On Thursday 28 November at 18:00, 28 days before Christmas, Syntagma Square puts on its holiday clothes, kicking off this year’s Christmas events that make the capital look like…like a fairy tale!
The Mayor of Athens, Haris Doukas, in his statement emphasizes: “This Christmas in Athens will be like a fairy tale! A big celebration will start from the heart of the city. Neighborhoods of Athens as well as iconic landmarks are illuminated for the first time. Colorful LED lanterns, low consumption, decorations from recycled materials will bring the magic of the holidays, with respect for the environment. We are waiting for you on Thursday, November 28 at Syntagma Square, to unfold the Christmas bundle together with music and songs.”
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The city’s spectacular Christmas tree, a 20-meter fir tree, arrived on 21/11 late at night from a nursery in Taxiarchis of Halkidiki and immediately began to be decorated with colorful, original ornaments, which will set the festive tone in Athens.
The “telling” of the Athenian Christmas fairy tale begins on the bright stage of Syntagma Square, with a particularly beloved and successful duo, Nancy Zampetoglou and Thanasis Anagnostopoulos. The presenters of the evening together with the Mayor of Athens, Haris Doukas, will give the signal to light up the fir tree, revealing the fairytale decoration of the entire Syntagma Square so that the Christmas magic will spread – more than any other year – to every corner of the city. Music cannot be missing from the evening.
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The dreamy voice of Nefelis Fasouli meets the Athens Big Band and together they present arrangements of favorite Christmas songs.
The festive event of the lighting of the Christmas tree will be open to everyone, as it will take place with a parallel performance in Greek Sign Language by the interpreter Polybios Kosmatos.
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The city is decorated… like a fairy tale!
Centered around the beautiful Christmas tree, which this year has more decorations than ever, the decoration of the entire city is inspired by children’s imagination. Syntagma Square in particular is transformed into a setting taken from classic fairy tales, full of countless stars, elves and even heroes such as the Nutcracker, with the signature of Anastasia Filippopoulou’s lighting design office. By adopting low-energy LED lighting, the ecological footprint of the holidays is reduced, achieving at least 55% energy savings.
More areas and landmarks of the city are illuminated for the first time, such as Ermou Street, from Fokianou to Aiolou, KAPAPS Park in Ampelokipi, Papandreika Settlement, Drakopoulou Park, Tralleon Street and the two entrances to the National Garden using the decoration of previous years in all neighborhoods of Athens. Finally, for the first time, a Light Gate with Nutcrackers will be placed at the entrance of Ermou from Syntagma.
The 20-meter natural fir of the nursery, after the holidays, will be given to the Academy of Fine Arts (ASKT) to be used as raw material for artistic woodcarving projects for its students. Some of its ornaments are made from 100% recycled PET plastic.
In the coming days, the detailed program of the festive events of the Municipality of Athens will be announced.
Source: www.zougla.gr
