Christmas fair opens ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations in St. Petersburg
epa11041952 People visit a Christmas fair, decorated with the heroes of fairy tales by Russian writer Alexander Pushkin, and opened prior to incoming Christmas and New Year celebrations at the Moskovskaya square in St. Petersburg, Russia, 23 December 2023. Russians are preparing to celebrate New Year's Eve on 31 December, and Christmas, which is observed on 07 January 2024, according to the Russian Orthodox Julian calendar. EPA/ANATOLY MALTSEV
