Christmas Markets in Belarus: Roasted Chestnuts and Riot Police

European style Christmas markets opened in Minsk.

Mini-shops with roasted chestnuts have appeared in the streets of the Belarusian capital. In addition to gifts from major Belarusian shops, selling wooden spoons, matryoshka’s and toys, you can buy coffee, tea and even cheap mulled wine costing eleven thousand rubles. Like in most events, the order at celebrations is kept by riot police, Belsat reports.

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