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The great show of the lighting of the Christmas Tree of the Circular Square, which was attended by 50,000 people, had a positive impact on hotel establishments that increased their sales significantly.
In addition, by matching this event with the Constitution Bridge, it allowed tourists from other parts of Spain to know the peculiarities of Christmas in Murcia and that the hotels registered a high occupancy.
Thus the occupancy rate exceeded 85% although the forecast is around 90% since tomorrow is a party in other Autonomous Communities.
Likewise, public transport, both buses, trams and taxis, registered high numbers of users due to this activity, as well as public parking
The security device set in motion by the Department of Public Safety allowed the whole day to run normally and no incident was recorded.
Thus, 32 local police officers and officers, 6 troops and two firefighters vehicles and 8 Civil Protection volunteers with an ambulance and two support vehicles served.
Likewise, the work of 30 Road Cleaning operators, 10 people from Parks and Gardens and 8 Public Lighting technicians made the Circular Plaza and its surroundings recover normal within a few hours.
With this event the Christmas program begins, which will be presented next week and that will incorporate new events and surprises for Murcia and tourists
The activities begin next Friday
The Big Tree has 380,000 energy-saving lights, 110 moving light heads, 1,000 LED flash bulbs, 160 RGB LED bulbs, 4 cannons, 3D animation and 120 giant light elements.
In addition, among its decorative elements it has 5 km of tinsel, 7 km of led garlands, 3 km of steel cable, 300 giant ornaments (6 different models), 5,300 natural floral elements, 220 luminous planters, 2 scenarios: total area 375m2 , Reyes Magos Mailbox (4m), Casa del Paje de SSMM, 50,300 chocolate coins.
The Tree environment also has two giant themed areas this year with luminous elements (interior and exterior Tree), 1 photocall area, 2 recreation and rest areas, as well as 5 workshop areas.
Under the tree will begin to develop, next Friday, December 13, a complete program consisting of 120 cultural events, including music, dance and Christmas workshops, all totally free.
The program includes a hundred free workshops for the whole family, which will take place from December 13 to January 4, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., and from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. as' Atelier Ornaments for your Tree ',' Plant your Christmas Tree ',' Sew your Christmas Sock ',' Create your Christmas cap ',' Prepare your Cotillion ',' Terra Christmas Crafts' and 'Mini Christmas Chef' of Terra Natura;
'Mini Chef: Fruit tartlets' and 'Mini Chef: Roscón de Reyes' of the Hospitality School of the City of Murcia, as well as 'Mini Chef: Mantecados Murcia' and 'Mini Chef: Christmas Rolls' of the Cultural Association of Chiefs of Cuisine of the Region of Murcia (JECOMUR) are some of the activities of the program.
To this will be added almost thirty concerts of different styles, such as choral, flamenco, Christmas, rockabilly, lyric ...
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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