15 November, Vitebsk /Olga Bogacheva - BELTA/. The season of pre-New Year's fairs will start in Vitebsk on December 1, BELTA was informed by the Vitebsk City Executive Committee. From December 1 to January 7, the regional center will host weekly weekend fairs and sales of goods at reduced prices with the participation of industrial, trade, public catering, and consumer services organizations, as well as those involved in the production and processing of crop and livestock products. Four sites have been designated for the fairs. At the beginning of the second half of December, Christmas tree markets will also open. This year, they will be set up at 20 locations. Moreover, their network will be spread out for the maximum convenience of citizens. Expanded Christmas tree markets will be held in the run-up to Christmas and New Year. Although these long-awaited holidays are still more than a month away, the city has already begun preparing for them, specialists noted. Retail outlets were the first to start "switching on" the festive mood, decorating their sales areas and shop windows with elegant garlands, bright baubles, and other New Year's attributes. Some grocery stores have already introduced separate shelves with gifts for children, and large shopping centers are gradually setting up special sales areas offering a wide selection of various New Year's products and souvenirs.-0-

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