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Christmas market opens in St. Petersburg for upcoming festive holidays
By Xinhua Published: Dec 14, 2025 12:23 PM
Tourists buy souvenirs at a Christmas market in St. Petersburg, Russia, Dec. 13, 2025. A Christmas market opened here on Saturday for the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)

Tourists buy souvenirs at a Christmas market in St. Petersburg, Russia, Dec. 13, 2025. A Christmas market opened here on Saturday for the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)


 
People skate on an ice rink at a Christmas market in St. Petersburg, Russia, Dec. 13, 2025. A Christmas market opened here on Saturday for the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)

People skate on an ice rink at a Christmas market in St. Petersburg, Russia, Dec. 13, 2025. A Christmas market opened here on Saturday for the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)


 
People dressed up as Father Frost and Snow Maiden walk through a Christmas market in St. Petersburg, Russia, Dec. 13, 2025. A Christmas market opened here on Saturday for the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)

People dressed up as Father Frost and Snow Maiden walk through a Christmas market in St. Petersburg, Russia, Dec. 13, 2025. A Christmas market opened here on Saturday for the upcoming Christmas and New Year holidays. (Photo by Irina Motina/Xinhua)