Translartion. Region: Russians Fedetion –
Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow –
In a game with augmented reality “Winter in Moscow”, available in the application of the digital tourist service Russpass, a new cartoon has appeared. The red and gold patterned snake has become the personification of the festival “Chinese New Year in Moscow”. It is the official symbol of 2025, created by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People’s Republic of China.
Explore Moscow with your smartphone
According to the lunar calendar, the Chinese New Year, or the Spring Festival of Chunjie, which signifies the renewal of nature and life’s opportunities, begins on January 29. According to the eastern calendar, 2025 is the year of the Green Wooden Snake, but the emblem was made in festive shades. In Chinese tradition, red (hong) brings good luck and protects from evil spirits, gold (jin) is associated with wealth and prosperity. The snake symbolizes wisdom, mystery and flexibility.
The patterned snake can be caught at the sites of the festival “Chinese New Year in Moscow” and get the maximum amount of game currency for it – 800 snowflakes. The cartoon is on Tverskaya Square, Novy Arbat, VDNKh, Kamergersky Lane, the amusement park “Dream Island”, the Moscow Zoo and other places.
Since the start of the augmented reality game “Winter in Moscow” Russpass app downloaded and updated more than 98 thousand times. After registration, users are given a map with cartoons that they need to catch using their smartphone while traveling around the city.
Muscovites and tourists are catching the characters from the Soyuzmultfilm studio: Matroskin the cat from the animated series Prostokvashino, Gromozeka from The Secret of the Third Planet, Rooster from The Bremen Town Musicians, and hockey players from the Vympel and Meteor teams from Puck! Puck!
For example, you can get 800 snowflakes for the parrot Kesha, who lives in the Museum of Moscow and the Ostafyevo Museum Estate. For Umka at the Worker and Kolkhoz Woman monument at VDNKh and the Lesnaya Skazka eco-center – 400. For Carlson at the Southern River Terminal and Vnukovo Airport – 200.
Accumulated snowflakes open up promo codes for participants to exchange for points in the city loyalty program “A Million Prizes”.
Chinese Lanterns and Dragon Dances
The capital is once again celebrating the Chinese New Year on a grand scale as part of the cross-cultural years of 2024–2025.
From January 28 to February 9, you can experience the atmosphere of China without leaving the capital: watch performances of national theaters on Manezhnaya Square and dragon dances on Tverskaya Square, attend a Chinese-style ice party at VDNKh, make paper dragons and master calligraphy on Bolotnaya Square. In addition, you can take many original photos on sites decorated with Chinese lanterns, air dragons, fans and coins.
The Winter in Moscow project is the main event of the season, which until February 28 brings together various events in the capital. Citizens and tourists are invited to remember traditions and history, warm up with tea and hot buns, go skating, skiing and tubing, watch ice shows, give gifts to people who find themselves in a difficult life situation, and show concern for those who need it.
Muscovites and guests of the capital are offered a huge selection of events in the open air and in cultural and sports institutions. The atmosphere of winter traditions has engulfed the entire city: more than 1.9 thousand sites are open. The project organically intertwined with the largest festivals of the capital “Moscow Estates”, “Moscow Tea Party”, “City of Light”, “Snow and Ice in Moscow” and many others. All information about the project and the events of the winter season can be found in a special section of mos.ru.
Please note: This information is raw content directly from the source of the information. It is exactly what the source states and does not reflect the position of MIL-OSI or its clients.
Please Note; This Information is Raw Content Directly from the Information Source. It is access to What the Source Is Stating and Does Not Reflect
https: //vv.mos.ru/nevs/ite/149367073/