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02.12 30.12. European Christmas Throughout the December European ChristmasFestival will please the audiences with beautifulconcerts in concert halls and churches of Rīga andother Latvian cities upholding the old Christmasmusic traditions in Europe.14.12. 31.12. “Jarmarka” “Jarmarka” is a place where to see and purchaseunique works made by the students of the ArtAcademy of Latvia. About 300 students from alldepartments take part in “Jarmarka” displaying2.12. 10.01.2013Middle ofDecemberChristmas Market“The Nutcracker”by PeterTschaikovskyapproximately 10,000 new and unseen works of art.Christmas Market will bring pleasure to both oldand young visitors. The smell of mulled wine,roasted almonds, herbal tea and coffee, gingerbread.The peaceful Christmas time, Advent concerts invarious places of the city and cheering ChristmasMarket crowd.“The Nutcracker” is one of the most popularperformances staged in the Latvian National Operaand given both in Latvia and abroad. Set andcostumes have been designed by the famous artist ofRussian origin Alexander Vasilyev from France.The wholeLatviaArt Academyof LatviaOld RīgaLatvianNationalOperawww.eiropasziemassvetki.lvwww.lma.lvwww.LiveRiga.comwww.opera.lv31.12. New Year’s Eve inRīgaRīga dressed up for New Year’s Eve – a greatchoice for celebration! Concerts, markets, winter joyand splendid fireworks at the Freedom Monumenton New Year’s Eve.Rīgawww.liveriga.com25