7th November 2015 saw a gathering of thousands
of people around Albert Square
in the Manchester
City Council to welcome
the Season of Christmas by sharing the fun of lighting the Santa, followed by
an amazing display of fireworks. My friends and I went there too and it was an
experience worth remembering. I decided to walk up to the city council as it is
not far from my apartment. Moreover I could peacefully take some snaps on the
way (which I did).
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| LIGHTING UP THE STREETS |
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| A DISPLAY ON THE STREETS |
When I reached the venue, Albert Square in the City Council there
was a huge crowd (I had no idea that in some time the crowd would multiply even
more). Everybody waited patiently in the queue to be let in. There was a stage
built up where music was being played. The enter premise was being managed by professional
event managers. After some time it started raining and quite heavily! While I
waited for my friends I saw many umbrellas being blown away in the windy
ambience. But the rain did not dampen the spirits of the people.
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| SANTA WAITING TO BE LIT UP |
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| LIGHTS |
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| PEOPLE ENJOYING THEMSELVES |
On the arrival of my friends, we realised we had almost two
hours to kill before the lights were lit so we decided to take a little detour
to grab a quick bite. When we arrived after our quick bite the crowd had
multiplied to almost thousands of people. Everyone waited patiently for the lights.
Children came with their parents and after waiting for a long time climbed onto
the backs of their fathers. Friends were waiting for members of their gang to
join them. But such was the crowd that they had to lift up umbrellas and
glowing sparklers to indicate where they were in that multitude. Interestingly
enough, there were many lights up at the same time and some poor fellows travelled
from one indicator to the other in order to reunite with their friends.
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| KIDS CLIMBING ON THEIR PARENTS BACK |
Exactly at 7:59:50 by the City Council Clock the countdown
began 10….9…..5…..4….3…2….1 and the big Santa was lit up to all its glory. The
fireworks which started then lasted for a good ten minutes. All around me
cameras and mobile phones were recording the elegant display of fireworks.
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| LIGHTING UP THE BIG SANTA |
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| FIREWORKS |
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| FIREWORKS |
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| LIGHTING UP THE SKY |
After the fireworks, the crowd started thinning out. But the
festive season is far from over. This was the start of a month and a half long
preparation for Christmas. The pubs had to work harder to serve many of those
who came to witness the spectacular visual display and decided to stay back and
have dinner. Christmas markets are being prepared which would open from the 14th
of November. These Christmas markets are world famous and I would definitely visit
them and let you know how they are in the days to come.
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| CHRISTMAS MARKETS IN THE MAKING |
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VENUE AFTER THE LIGHTS WERE LIT
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