More than 5,500 children from across Russia, as well as from former Georgian republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia will take part in New Year celebrations in the Kremlin on Saturday.
Winners of various Olympiads, orphans and children whose parents were killed in hot spots are invited to attend the presidential Kremlin Christmas Tree party. During their stay in the capital, the children will also take part in various cultural activities, visit museums and attend master classes by prominent Russian figure skaters on a skating rink on Red Square.
A 30-meter high and 100-year old Christmas tree, chopped in the Moscow region, has been installed in the Kremlin's Cathedral Square and decorated with white, blue and red LED Christmas lights representing the colors of the Russian national flag.
This year, the Christmas tree was consecrated by a Russian Orthodox priest for the first time.
MOSCOW, December 26 (RIA Novosti)
