A Christmas ball is a traditional event in Kirillov. It has been held for the fifth time this year. But the Kirillo-Belozersky museum-reserve was the venue for it only once – in 2010.
The conference hall of the museum was full of fairy characters dressed in beautiful bright costumes. 14 couples came to the Kind Tale-Teller and the Charming Fairy who were masters of ceremonies. They presented their love story with the help of not only words, but also dances. Other guests also performed during the ball. Varya Makina sang a song, pupils of the Aleshinskaya school showed a theatrical play “Morozko” and Lyubov Emelicheva recited poems and sang songs accompanying herself on the guitar.
All people who had been to such balls earlier noted that the participants’ average age decreased. Students and working youth mainly used to waltz at such events. Now pupils maintain this tradition. At the end of the festive event, all couples received letters of gratitude and presents and had a tea party.
This ball was organized by employees of the Cultural District Centre within the framework of the club of spiritual and moral education of children and teenagers “Our world”.
The tradition to hold Christmas balls will be continued in future, according to the organizers.
