Dwarfs Parade Heralds Christmas Hustle

Society | November 30, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00
Dwarfs Parade Heralds Christmas Hustle More than 200 kids joined the dwarfs parade on Sofia streets to amass under the high Christmas tree enlighted Tuesday in the very centre of the city. Photo by Kameliya Atanasova (Sofia News Agency)

Kids parading as dwarfs on Sofia streets heralded the start of Christmas preparations in the capital city. It was enlightened Tuesday evening by the 20-m tall tree, which twinkled in hundreds of electric candles and hand-made decorations in the hearth between the official buildings of the Presidency and the Council of Ministers. Meanwhile, a non-profit green organization announced an initiative that would give Sofia citizens the unique opportunity to be the first to grow a grove of used Christmas trees.

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