Magnificent gingerbread town brings winter holiday spirit to both kids and adults [PHOTO]

21 December 2022 10:24 (UTC+04:00)

Laman Ismayilova

By Laman Ismayilova

Ahead of New Year, NARGIS magazine gets everyone into the holiday spirit. The magazine presents a magnificent gingerbread town, which brings the magic and beauty of the winter season inside Port Baku Mall, Azernews reports.

The project idea belongs to the editor-in-chief of NARGIS magazine, Ulviyya Mahmud. The opening of the gingerbread town coincided with the ten-year anniversary of NARGIS magazine.

The opening ceremony was attended by representatives of different companies, bloggers, partners, and friends of NARGIS, adults, and children. Gifts in the form of gingerbread cookies and New Year's postcards made the atmosphere of the event even warmer and more festive.

The most talented confectioners in the country were involved in the creation of the gingerbread town.

The installation consumed 35 kg of flour, 12 kg of butter, 180 eggs, 20 kg of honey, 4 kg of ginger, 2 kg of cardamom and cinnamon, etc. A total of 101 kg of gingerbread dough was used for the installation.

Gingerbread houses, people and Christmas trees, a skating rink and a railway, clouds, and balloons under the dome delighted both adults and children. The top of the installation, enclosed in a glass ball, was decorated with a Christmas tree. The event took place under the accompaniment of live music.

NARGIS team expresses sincere gratitude to Mastercard, the Port of Baku, the Azerbaijani Railways CJSC, the Azerbaijani Emergencies Ministry, ABB Bank, Chenot Palace Gabala, Coca-Cola Azerbaijan, the Baku City Circuit Operations Company, the Azerbaijani Marine and Engineering Consultants LLC, Veysəloğlu, Referans Medical Group, Oxbridge Academy, Yango, ALOE Pharm and Beauty pharmacy chain, Megastore supermarket chain, the Baku Transport Agency, Peugeot Azerbaijan, Baku Metropolitan CJSC and Baku Roses for their support without which this project would never have happened.

NARGIS magazine would like to highlight the State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture of the Republic of Azerbaijan for their invaluable contribution to the accurate creation of the city layout and guidance throughout the entire process.

Special thanks to the Port Baku Mall for providing the venue for the exhibition, İGLOO Azerbaijan company manufacturing glass construction for installation, confectionery Le Plaisir for their invaluable contribution to the creation of the installation, Rashad Alakbarov for the decoration of the layout, and Majid Isabalayev for technical support.

Along the exposition, you will find a number of QR codes, with the help of which you can get more information on our partners from their websites.

The exhibition will run till January 15, 2023.

Media partners of the event are Azernews.Az, Trend.Az, Day.Az, Milli.Az.