The "Journey to Christmas" festival will unite 35 venues of the capital

From December 12 to January 11, Moscow will host the annual city festival "Journey to Christmas", which will unite 35 venues and become part of the seasonal project "Winter in Moscow". The program has been prepared taking into account the proposals of the residents of the capital, collected through the "City of Ideas" platform. This was announced by Deputy Mayor of the capital Natalia Sergunina.

"Master classes, sports events, New Year's performances and concerts will be held for visitors. Special attention will be paid to charitable initiatives. So, according to a good tradition, the festival organizes a collection of gifts for participants of a special military operation and children from new regions of Russia," said Deputy Mayor Natalia Sergunina.

The Gift Factory pavilions of the Moscow Helps project have already opened. They operate at 31 city sites, including Tverskaya Square, the square on Khachaturian Street, the territory near the Nekrasovka metro station and Dmitry Donskoy Boulevard. Volunteers help Muscovites sign postcards and form parcels. Residents usually bring sweets, books, toys and creative kits for children, as well as warm clothes and hygiene products for military personnel.

A series of creative workshops were prepared for the young visitors of the festival. Children will be able to master various techniques for making Christmas decorations: from decorative boxes, "deceptions" with surprises, to metal ornaments popular in the pre-revolutionary period, created by the coinage method.

The culinary program will include lessons on cooking traditional festive dishes — olivier salad, pies with apples and cinnamon, as well as cupcakes with dried fruits.

On the first weekend, a charity hockey match will be held at one of the ice rinks in the north-east of Moscow in support of the participants of the SVO with the participation of the teams "Legends of Russian Hockey", "National Team of Bloggers" and young athletes. Guests of the site will be able to send letters to military personnel undergoing rehabilitation in the capital's hospitals.

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