The main New Year tree of Kyrgyzstan was officially lit on the central square of Ala-Too in Bishkek today.
The lighting ceremony was accompanied by a concert. This year, floodlights were put up on the site specifically for lighting.
The lights on the Christmas tree were lit by Bishkek Mayor Aibek Dzhunushaliyev.
To give the residents of the capital a New Year’s mood, two installations in the form of tunnels with LED lighting, 12 small Christmas trees, 12 snowflakes, 20 large balls and about 20 installations made of acrylic with lighting were also installed on the central square. In total, more than 30 utilities and several pieces of equipment were involved in the decoration of the city.
It was reported that the Moscow City Hall spent 5 million 687 thousand 500 soms on decorating the New Year tree and Ala-Too square in general.
Earlier, the mayor’s office announced that there would be no New Year’s fireworks and concert on December 31.
