The Miory Women's Club has decorated the district's main Christmas tree with handmade ornaments, as reported to a BELTA correspondent by the local housing and communal services enterprise.
The Miory Women's Club has decorated the district's main Christmas tree with handmade ornaments, as reported to a BELTA correspondent by the local housing and communal services enterprise.
The idea of an exclusive, handcrafted outfit for the New Year's beauty came to Irina Gushcha, the head of the "Bazhena" Women's Club at the district library. "We have a very beautiful Christmas tree every year. In the evenings, it shines with garland lights, but during the day, when many people pass by, especially children who are on holiday, it looks bare without Christmas tree decorations. That's why I suggested that our women get together and make various decorations from available materials. We've always decorated the common areas with our neighbours from the entrance; this tradition has been going on for many years," explained Irina Gushcha.
Ribbons, wrapping paper, empty boxes, and old clothes were used. Irina Gushcha even sewed toy snowmen from used white gloves for the bride's attire. The housing and communal services were initially cautious about the initiative: what if these crafts couldn't withstand the weather conditions? Therefore, the club leader even conducted a test drive of the decorations – she poured water on them and exposed them to the wind – and they all held up admirably.
Now, the fluffy forest beauty in the centre of Miory amazes townspeople and guests with a variety of roosters, soft toys, colourful sweets, and gift boxes. "In general, it would be great to involve all the townspeople in decorating our tree, especially schools, which have vocational training teachers and children with their boundless imagination. Then, every year, we could hold, for example, a competition for the best city Christmas tree design, the winner would decorate it, and others would admire it and try to come up with something new, interesting, and beautiful for the next year," added Irina Gushcha.
"I know that people even come from neighbouring districts to admire our tree and look at the crafts. So, if the population approves such initiatives in the future, we will also be supportive," said Yuri Poplavsky, acting chief engineer of the housing and communal services enterprise. Moreover, the decoration of the central square and the adjacent park primarily falls on the shoulders of the housing and communal services workers. By the way, they create an amazing beauty here, shimmering with LED lights – a whole kaleidoscope of animal figures (mostly symbols of the year), fairy-tale characters, and even their own Eiffel Tower.