Mayor says Tbilisi will welcome festive season with new Christmas tree
Kaladze also said the Christmas Village for the festive season would be set up at the renovated Orbeliani Square and Deda Ena Garden park on the right bank of river Mtkvari, while the city’s First Republic Square would host a gala concert on December 31. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Georgia’s capital city of Tbilisi will welcome Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebrations with an unveiling of a new Christmas tree on December 15, Mayor Kakha Kaladze said on Wednesday.
In comments about the City Hall’s preparations for the festive season celebrations, Kaladze revealed Tbilisi’s main Rustaveli Avenue would be decorated with new illuminations in early December.
Decorations have already been installed in over 30 streets of the city as part of the preparations.
Kaladze also said the Christmas Village for the festive season would be set up at the renovated Orbeliani Square and Deda Ena Garden park on the right bank of river Mtkvari, while the city’s First Republic Square would host a gala concert on December 31.
Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze congratulated New Year to all Georgians, Abkhazian and Ossetian compatriots living in the occupied territories of Georgia, wishing peace, love and prosperity to all the families around the world, from the country’s “beautiful” and “tolerant” capital city Tbilisi.
The National Archives of Georgia published a photo of the first Christmas tree decorated for the New Year in the country’s capital Tbilisi house, dating back to 1913.
The Georgian Government has promised to bring special New Year’s Eve events to residents of all 10 regions of the country, with celebrations set to be launched on December 24 and run through January 14.
Georgia's main New Year tree was lit up in central Tbilisi in front of the parliament building on Friday, with Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze attending the festive ceremony.
Italian singer Stefano Signoroni and his band will perform at the unveiling of the main Christmas tree of Georgia’s capital city of Tbilisi next week, Mayor Kakha Kaladze announced on Wednesday.
The Georgian National Tourism Administration on Friday said CNN travel had included the country’s capital city of Tbilisi among its list of European towns and cities that are “magical at Christmas”.
Vehicle traffic on Rustaveli Avenue in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi will be restricted between midnight and 6am on Tuesday and Wednesday to allow city services to install New Year’s Eve illuminations.
Georgia’s main Christmas tree will light up on Friday in central Tbilisi in front of the Parliament building, with Christmas village opening on Saturday in the capital under the slogan ‘Tbilisi - European city’.
Georgia's main Christmas tree was lit up in central Tbilisi in front of the Parliament building on Friday, with Tbilisi Mayor Kakha Kaladze and the country’s high officials attending the festive ceremony.
The Christmas village opened on Saturday in Georgia’s capital under the slogan ‘Tbilisi - European city’ and will host visitors till January 7 at Orbeliani Square and Dedaena Garden Park on the right bank of river Mtkvari, the Tbilisi City Hall said.
Georgian officials on Monday congratulated those celebrating Christmas on December 25 by wishing them “peace, happiness, health and prosperity”.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday congratulated those celebrating Christmas on December 25 by wishing them “peace, happiness and prosperity”.