{"id":1386,"date":"2024-12-24T21:14:33","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T21:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/24\/lanterns-light-up-athens-sky-in-christmas-eve-celebration\/"},"modified":"2024-12-24T21:14:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T21:14:33","slug":"lanterns-light-up-athens-sky-in-christmas-eve-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/24\/lanterns-light-up-athens-sky-in-christmas-eve-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Lanterns light up Athens sky in Christmas Eve celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1257196\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/001-27-320x200.jpg?v=1735066051\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/001-27.jpg?v=1735066051\" alt=\"Lanterns light up Athens sky in Christmas Eve celebration\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/001-27-960x600.jpg?v=1735066051\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n<p>[Reuters\/Louiza Vradi]<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p>Athens\u2019 downtown Kotzia Square became the center of Christmas Eve festivities as residents and visitors gathered to celebrate.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor Haris Doukas invited attendees to share their holiday wishes, accompanied by music from the radio station Athina 9.84 curated by producer Aristea Giannou.<\/p>\n<p>The event featured 1,500 biodegradable lanterns released into the sky.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis Christmas Eve, Kotzia Square was filled with light and music. Hundreds of lanterns carried our wishes into the Athenian sky. Wishing everyone health and joy for the year ahead,\u201d Doukas said.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/news\/1257196\/lanterns-light-up-athens-sky-in-christmas-eve-celebration\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Reuters\/Louiza Vradi] Athens\u2019 downtown Kotzia Square became the center of Christmas Eve festivities as residents and visitors gathered to celebrate. 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