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Christmas.Madrid will have an open-air nativity scene in the Plaza de la Villa
Goodbye to
Cortylandia
.
The coronavirus pandemic has dealt a mortal blow to our homeland Disneyland during the Christmas season.The English Court has decided to suspend its emblematic showcase
for security reasons
and to avoid crowds, as they have officially communicated to EL MUNDO from the department stores. of the animated elves or the mythical 18-meter-tall Gulliver, this year on the facade of the Preciados shopping center there is only a simple sign with the cla
psycho message:
"Happy Holidays".
Instead, department stores will organize
a christmas village
on the esplanade of the Corte Inglés de la Castellana, with various stalls to sell the typical articles of these festivals.
This area is larger and has more space than the establishment located on Calle del Maestro Victoria.The show, which started in mid-November and lasted until January 5, had become
in a must for children in Madrid
and from many parts of Spain, who came to the capital to see the show.
The animated showcase of lights and sound had not missed its appointment since 1979 and was turning 42 this year 2020. In its first installation it was used
a real train machine
, which was in use at the Amusement Park.
The idea arose to publicize the expansion of the Preciados building in order to become a small-scale attraction, in the style of those of Disney World. The show involved almost a whole year of work
to lift animated dolls
that measured about 40 meters wide by 14 high.
The last showcase was called
Elfland
and had as protagonists some elves who delighted the little ones, which caused large concentrations of families in the area. Santa Claus, dwarves,
hobbits
Lord of the Rings and
Don Quixote's mills
they have been the protagonists who have toured the emblematic stages during these years.
Three million in lights
Madrileños will have to settle for
christmas lighting
that the City Council has placed and that will be turned on next week.Among the news of these atypical festivals is
a giant Menina
-Work by Antonio Azzato like the rest of those that can be seen in the city- which has been installed in the Plaza de Colón.
It is an aluminum structure 10 meters high and seven meters wide on which 37,720 led lamps will be installed. The José Luis Martínez-Almeida Town Hall
3.2 million have been spent
in the Christmas lighting compared to 3.08 last year.
The initial intention of the mayor was to increase this item, but the Covid crisis has caused the increase to be lower.The City Council considers that the people of Madrid deserve this year more than ever than
«The capital shine this Christmas
, since the lights contribute to the tourist and commercial impulse of the city, "according to municipal sources.
the luminous ball
located at the confluence of Alcalá and Gran Vía streets, although this year there will be no passes for the visual show, but the animation will be continued to avoid crowds. The festive lighting incorporates this 2020
the colors of the flag of Spain
on the Prado-Recoletos axis and on the Juan Bravo and Raimundo Fernández Villaverde bridges This decision has provoked criticism from Más Madrid and the PSOE, who have described it as
"Patriotic grotesque"
.
From the Consistory they argue that it is a tribute to Spain at a time when it is having a bad time and that the flag does not exclude anyone.
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