You can appease the symbol of 2017 at the Vitebsk Zoo, the institution's director Irina Orlova told a BELTA correspondent.
You can appease the symbol of 2017 at the Vitebsk Zoo, the institution's director Irina Orlova told a BELTA correspondent.
"The year of the Monkey is being replaced by the year of the Red Rooster, and the talisman of the year is the peacock – a symbol of happiness and well-being, prosperity and harmony. Both of them live in our zoo. Specifically, there is a pair of peacocks, as well as two roosters and six hens. During holidays and winter breaks, we have a particularly large number of visitors who are eager to appease these feathered creatures with choice wheat, and also to take pictures with the symbol and talisman of the year," explained Irina Orlova.
In addition, the peacock and rooster at the Vitebsk Zoo are "mobile": they participate in various New Year's programs organised by the institution's partners. For example, on January 14, they, along with a small entourage, will be guests at a celebration at the Pridvinskaya Residence of Ded Moroz in the Vitebsk District. Children and adults will have the opportunity not only to pet the Chinese Silkie rooster but also to retrieve a wish for the coming year from a hat held by a monkey – the symbol of 2016.