in Yerevan During this Holiday Season: Music, Fireworks and a Winter Wonderland" width="307" height="210" />YEREVAN (Tert.am)–Events in Yerevan during this holiday season will begin on December 25 and run through till January 13, said head of the culture department at Yerevan City Hall, Lusine Martirosyan.

According to her, the New Year celebrations will begin with the symbolic ceremony of lighting the country’s main Christmas tree in central Yerevan.

This year, specialists from Moscow participated in designing the large Christmas tree in Republic Square. In addition to this tree, under the supervision of the Russian specialists, two other trees have also been designed and erected in the country’s capital: one next to city hall and the other in French Square (near the Opera).

Organizers of this year’s festivities have already made a small change in the traditional New Year’s Eve event at Republic Square: there will be DJs performing instead of well-known Armenian singers in the square. The New Year’s event in Yerevan will also be celebrated with fireworks from 15 different points in the city.

City hall has also considered children in planning for this year’s festivities. With that in mind, specific events will be organized for children during the holidays in Republic Square, including the creation of a small fairytale wonderland with different attractions and the presence of Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden.

Martirosyan also noted that, taking into account the early closing of schools and kindergartens (in order to curb the spread of contagious diseases, most notably the A/H1N1 flu virus), all children will receive gifts and tickets to holiday plays.