The festival "Christmas light" that strikes with originality and scale

Every year, large cities are immersed in a real fairy tale. One of the most ambitious events, to be admired by hundreds of thousands of guests, is a light show that allows you to see familiar objects in a new guise. To admire the unusual spectacle is completely free, because the objects of colorful installations are the main sights of megacities.

Festivals, striking in scope and originality, are gaining incredible popularity every year. The purpose of such an unusual event is to show how beautiful the city can be at night, and a magical extravaganza is achieved with the help of a laser show, fireworks and light. Not only do tourists admire the beauty of unique illuminations, but locals also discover a lot of new things.

Festivals of light in different countries

Stunning holidays that disperse the night mist are costly events for the city, turning into bright shows that are remembered for life. You can talk a long time about the festival of light in Berlin, the fascinating installations of London, the major event Signal in Prague, the shows in Lyon and Singapore, but today we recall the last year's holiday, pleasantly surprised Muscovites and guests of the capital.

A project that introduces festive traditions

The festival "Christmas Light" became the largest project of this kind in Eastern Europe. Muscovites and arrivals for the sake of a colorful event were introduced to the traditions of the festive decoration of other cities.

The unique skill was shown by teams from Russia, France, Italy, Canada, Japan, pampered the audience with light installations and art objects.

An event that attracts a huge number of spectators

The last festival "Christmas Light" is not the first event that took place in Moscow. It takes place in the capital of our homeland for the fourth time and every year collects an increasing number of spectators. He visited about 10 million people, and this winter expect a new influx of tourists. True, the Moscow government announced that it significantly cut expenses for the celebration, and it will be spent on sponsors' money.

Festival with an important message

The festival "Christmas Light", which has become international, has a special color. The authors of the installations tried to reflect the national traditions in them. One of the Italian project leaders noted that Moscow is a city full of light, which can become the capital of such events. This is not just a festival, but a message against terrorism. There is too much darkness in our world, and everyone needs to light as much light as possible. Such holidays help to love the culture of another people and understand its spiritual values.

Fabulous Moscow atmosphere

Venues of the festival "Christmas Light", which has become not just an event, but a new format of life during the New Year holidays, always gather enthusiastic spectators. Now no one will have to go to Europe to see the delicate lace of lights and bright installations that change the familiar look of the streets.

The holiday, which received unprecedented scope, came to Moscow and immersed it in a magical atmosphere. All art objects were lit up during the day and shone until the very morning, which was very pleased guests, specially arrived at the spectacular "Christmas light".

Festival: addresses

It was decorated with many squares and streets of the city, transformed in the framework of the holiday. The most visited place last year was the Manezhnaya Square, where a 17-meter New Year's ball with a flashing map of Russia was installed. Even the local residents were surprised when they saw the decorated with "fountains" of paper Pushkinskaya Square with glowing in the dark figures of animals. The greatest impression was made by a giant snail, which adults and children wanted to touch.

On the Kuznetsky bridge there is a magic forest, decorated with small fireflies, cheerfully winking at each passer-by. Nikolskaya street turned into an arched gallery. A huge luminous corridor, whose patterns are made in Russian motifs, people who admired the stunning spectacle walked with pleasure. The festival "Christmas Light" transformed the Theater Street, on which grew a real fairy-tale palace, decorated with illumination. And Tsvetnoy Boulevard was struck by the balls, installed by the sacred muted lights, inside which one could observe the play of the shadow theater.

Tverskaya Square burned with golden garlands, giving it a fantastic view. Tverskoy Boulevard was a real elven forest, painted with blue flickering lights. A large number of light corridors and established fairy-tale decorations made it popular among admiring tourists, tirelessly photographed against the background of shining art-objects. Lantern petals shone in Kamergersky Lane, and fire circles flared in the sky. All the light areas were crowned with installations in the form of the sign figure "2016".

We are waiting for a new festival

This year, the authorities promise that no spectator will remain disappointed. New talents from China and other countries are invited, who will please everyone who will visit Christmas Light (festival). Up to what date will the colorful holiday last? According to the organizers, it will start on December 18 and will last until January 10, 2017. The organizers of the spectacular event in Moscow invite everyone to make a trip to this fairy tale and promise new surprises and special effects.