Easter Gift festival opens in Moscow

On Friday, the long-awaited Easter Gift festival opened in Moscow. 17 festive venues have been opened on the central streets, which will delight Muscovites with exhibitions, concerts, fairs and master classes until April 20.

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So, on April 10, a unique historical photo labyrinth was opened on Tverskaya Square. This is the largest retromaze in the world. The material for it was photographs, posters, restaurant menus and advertising posters collected in the archives of Moscow. The photo labyrinth illustrates the history of Moscow at the beginning of the 20th century: fashion, trade, merchant dinner, wedding traditions, the history of Moscow merchant families who made a huge contribution to the development of the city.

1. Part of the labyrinth is dedicated to the family of entrepreneurs and philanthropists Bakhrushins, who were called "professional philanthropists". At their expense, the largest orphanage in Moscow was built. In one decade, the Bakhrushin family has spent over 4 million rubles on charity.

Inside the labyrinth there is an old photo studio, where everyone can take a high-quality photo in the entourage of the Art Nouveau era as a keepsake.

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3. A labyrinth of giant bright pencils has opened in Novopushkinsky Square, which illuminate the square in different colors at night. The largest of them reach 5 meters in height. Here are exhibited drawings of children from orphanages in Moscow and the Moscow region.

4. During the festival, an auction will be held in Novopushkinsky Square, the lots for which will be children's drawings. All proceeds will go to the Children's Charitable Foundation. Only for the first day of the festival, 4 million rubles were collected for these purposes!

5. “A series of charity auctions is becoming a large-scale movement for good. I hope that all Muscovites will join this movement. It doesn’t matter what the amount of the contribution is, the main thing is involvement in a noble cause, ”said Natalya Sergunina, Deputy Mayor of Moscow for the economic bloc, who visited Novopushkinsky Square.

6. And already on Saturday, on the site near the Central Department Store, the construction of a wooden chapel without a single nail began by the whole world. Come on Sunday, you will be taught how to use the old Russian instruments.

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8. At the festival, you can also see three-dimensional icons designed for visually impaired people. The authors of the carved icons are Oleg and Victoria Zon.

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10. On Sunday, the largest Easter cake in the world awaits guests of the Easter Gift! At 15:00, a giant Easter cake weighing 900 kg, more than 150 cm high and 180 cm in diameter will be consecrated and distributed on Pushkinskaya Square. And after the guests there will be a Big Easter Concert.

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12. If you want to take your children for a ride on donkeys and on old Russian rides, learn pottery and ringing, look at rare breeds of chickens from all over the world and take part in merchant tea parties, then rather go to the festival. The schedule and addresses of the venues can be found on the festival website.