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Every year, it is a Parisian tradition for the City of Lights to organize a ceremony to launch its Christmas lights from the Champs Elysees. Image: IStock.com/Lloret via AFP Relaxnews
One of the most famous shopping avenues in the world is about to don its sparkling outfit to celebrate the end of the year. It is a Parisian tradition: every year, the City of Lights organizes a ceremony to launch its “illuminations” of the Champs Elysees.
Last year, 70,000 people gathered along the iconic avenue for the event, but for the 2020 edition, and the unprecedented global health crisis, a digital process will prevail along with a small simultaneous ceremony with French singer Louane. .
The idea is that anyone in the world has the possibility to participate in this event from home. It is “a way of showing the impact of the Champs-Elysees Christmas lights around the world,” said the Champs-Elysees committee.
Every year, it is a Parisian tradition for the City of Lights to organize a ceremony to launch its Christmas lights from the Champs Elysees. Image: IStock.com/Lloret via AFP Relaxnews
To participate, you will need to register for free by November 20 at illuminations-champs-elysees.com. You will have to wait until November 22 to connect to your personal account and access a countdown to click the digital doorbell at the right time.
The ceremony will begin at 7 pm Paris time on Sunday, November 22 and will be broadcast live. Each digital participant will be able to reserve their own light, corresponding to an address on the Champs Elysées. Additionally, participants will be able to add a short personal message (140 characters) to their light; the message will also be broadcast on the event platform.
At the moment, the number of reserved lights has not been published, but “the total number of participants will also be displayed in a spirit of federation and unity,” added the Champs-Elysées committee. The city of Paris will also broadcast the event on a dedicated platform from November 23 to January 6, 2021. RGA
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