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On December 2 and 17 at 5 pm residents and guests from Riga are expected to celebrate the burning of the fir tree in the Duomo Square, in the presence of Rils Town Council President Nils Ušakovs and the President of the City Council. organizer of the Christmas market, Andris Kreislers.
Visitors to the event will enjoy the Liepaja Bell Campaign concert program "Campanella", the children's vocal group "Knips and Knauks", the soloists Sanita Sāne and Gustavs Melbārds, students of the puppet theater "The Christmas Carol". A family "from the Latvian Academy.
Before the tree burns, the old Riga Christmas market will take place on December 1st
giving visitors the opportunity to buy popular art, special occasions, varied pleasures and holiday gifts.
The market will have the opportunity to enjoy the usual seasonal holidays and street food. At the end of the week, "Pieci.lv" DJs, folklore groups, the Riga Dance Club as well as acoustic music performers and music groups will delight visitors to the fair.
In addition to the Dome Square fair, visitors are also welcome to the Liv Square, Esplanade, as well as on Saturdays and Sundays in the Kalnciema district, where the Christmas markets will be held.
On Sunday, holidays will be felt in cultural centers and churches. The first concert of the advent, with the participation of the orchestra "Riga" and soloists, will take place in the dome of Riga, but Riga
Sv. The listeners of St. Peter's Church are waiting for the "Cross the Desert to the Christmas Star" concert. In the courtyard of the cultural center "Iļģuciems", there will be a traditional "dune procession" in which will participate the amateur art collectives of the cultural center and where the spruce of Iļģuciems will be lit. In turn, the concert "Mozart" will take place at the Cultural Center "Mazā Ģilde". Piano ", but the visitors of the castle" North "in the Palace of Culture await the choir and set of badtails" Sing Christmas ".
That day will begin the concert cycle "Advent Music Festival in Riga", during which Karl Kazaks will sing at the Baptist Church Agenskalns of Riga, but at the street New Street Riga. Harald Simeon will play at Gertrude's church.
Enefit, the energy company that has been celebrating for many years the Christmas Eve of the Riga Christmas tree, brings a special mix of energy for the celebration of several holiday spas in the capital, reinforcing the Holiday feeling of every citizen and guest of the city.
Advent events in Riga are supported by the Riga City Council, the Education, Culture and Sports Department of the Riga City Council. The program of the event is available on www.kultura.riga.lv.
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