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This year, New Year festivities in St. Petersburg will be held at three main venues: fairs on Manezhnaya and Moskovskaya squares, as well as a slide on Palace Square. They will be open until January 8, 2024.
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A free slide, 9 meters high and 65 meters long, has been installed between the Guards Building and the Main Staff of the Hermitage, close to St. Petersburg's main Christmas tree.
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The Christmas tree came to Palace Square from Leningrad Region. It was fully decorated and lights and garlands were turned on by December 20. The toys on it are traditional: candy, lollipops and snowmen!
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In total, more than 80 Christmas trees and more than 11,000 street decorations with a New Year's theme were installed throughout St. Petersburg.
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City parks and leisure areas, where ice rinks have already opened, look especially beautiful.
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At the Nikolskie Ryady area, besides the ice rink, you can ride a carousel and play curling and mini-golf on the ice.
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Nevsky Prospekt, the main street of the city, as in the last year, was draped in luxurious pre-revolution-style illumination. The individual buildings on the street are also spectacularly decorated.
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Bridges are the signature of St. Petersburg, the reason why it is dubbed the "Venice of the North". Of course, they are also dressed up these days! A heart-shaped installation has reappeared over the Griboedov Canal.
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Look at the trees in the center of town! They have glowing stars on them.
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A huge ‘Ded Moroz’ (‘Father Frost’, aka Russian ‘Santa Claus’) greets passersby near the Gostiny Dvor shopping mall. Now you won't leave St. Petersburg without souvenirs and presents!
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