{"id":16795,"date":"2016-11-11T17:34:08","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T17:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=16795"},"modified":"2016-11-11T17:34:08","modified_gmt":"2016-11-11T17:34:08","slug":"cardiff-welcomed-christmas-with-its-annual-festive-events-on-10th-november-in-city-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/cardiff-welcomed-christmas-with-its-annual-festive-events-on-10th-november-in-city-centre","title":{"rendered":"Cardiff welcomed Christmas with its annual festive events on 10th November in city centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>The switching on of the lights, Christmas market, reindeer parade and Santa Claus rang the doorbell of the great Christmas in capital of Wales.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>People in Cardiff and Wales tested the very first happiness of Christmas due to the opening of the Christmas market and switch-on of the lights on Thursday.<br \/>\nCardiff city centre is filled with over 80 delicately decorated wooden stalls, brightening lights, chasing children, cheerful crowd and of course, Christmas Father.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16798\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16798\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1695.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-16798\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1695-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"busy and warm wooden stalls\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1695-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1695-1024x768.jpg 1024w, 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src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1695-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"busy and warm wooden stalls\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1695-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1695-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1695-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1695-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1695-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1695-500x375.jpg 500w, 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1696-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1696-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1696-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1696-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1696-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> Mr Heath Roberts, the director of warsteiner bar<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nWhen it comes to today&#8217;s business, Mr Roberts added: &#8220;Business&#8217;s been good and it&#8217;ll always be better. I mean, no rain, the night is nice and try. Weather helps a lot. &#8221;<br \/>\nAs an annual event in Cardiff, the Christmas market has been organized and successfully run for 20 years and this year it attracted thousands of people from Wales and even the world.<br \/>\nMichael Brown, 74, a retired design engineer who comes from Swansea, came here with his wife for the early celebration of Christmas.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16801\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16801\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1671.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-16801\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1671-300x225.jpg\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1671-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1671-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1671-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1671-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1671-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1671-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1671-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1671-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16801\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16801\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1671-300x225.jpg\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1671-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1671-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1671-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1671-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1671-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1671-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1671-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1671-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> a couple from Swansea<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\n\u201cWe\u2019ll stay here for four weeks and I\u2019ll definitely come here again next year,\u201d he said, \u201ceverything here is fantastic!\u201d<br \/>\nThe fabulous event started with a festive parade outside Cardiff Library where Santa Claus appeared in the cheers of the crowd and sat on his sleigh pulled by a four-member reindeer team.<br \/>\n.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><\/div>\n<p>The parade procession set out from city library and went along the main pedestrian streets of city centre: St John Street, Working Street, the Hayes, Hills Street and Trinity Street.<br \/>\nAlong the streets, various Christmas characters were surrounded by cheerful and excited children. Elves, bears and wrapped presents giving shows in the middle of streets made children burst into laughs and warmed the cold November night.<br \/>\nAt the same time, the Cardiff Castle has put on its new dress as well. The silver neon lights were hung around the castle wall, which attracted loads of visitors to take pictures here. On the lawn outside the castle, a herd of reindeer was lit up by the bright light in the night.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16803\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16803\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1697.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-16803\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1697-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"reindeer outside the Cardiff Castle\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1697-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1697-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1697-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1697-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1697-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1697-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1697-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1697-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16803\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16803\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1697-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"reindeer outside the Cardiff Castle\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1697-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1697-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1697-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1697-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1697-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1697-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1697-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/11\/IMG_1697-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> reindeer outside the Cardiff Castle<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nThe whole city has become a sea of cheer and happiness. Since Christmas market has already popped up, would Christmas be far?<br \/>\nMore information about Christmas Market: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cardiffchristmasmarket.com\">http:\/\/www.cardiffchristmasmarket.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since Christmas market has already popped up, would Christmas be far?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":382,"featured_media":16817,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-16795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-culture"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Cardiff welcomed Christmas with its annual festive events on 10th November in city centre - 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