{"id":20299,"date":"2014-12-02T16:50:42","date_gmt":"2014-12-02T14:50:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sana.sy\/en\/?p=20299"},"modified":"2014-12-03T11:50:19","modified_gmt":"2014-12-03T09:50:19","slug":"christmas-bazaar-to-encourage-and-promote-locally-made-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.sana.sy\/en\/?p=20299","title":{"rendered":"Christmas bazaar to promote locally-made products"},"content":{"rendered":"

Damascus, SANA \u2013 A Christmas bazaar has been held at al-Sharq Club in the city of Damascus to support locally-made products.<\/p>\n

The bazaar, sponsored by a local company with the participation of a number of civil associations, is meant to form “a starting point” for women working in handicraft business, according to its organizer Nancy Ajlani.<\/p>\n

Speaking to SANA, Ajlani said the bazaar, held on the occasion of Christmas and New Year, is a “miniature market” where participants are given room to showcase their handmade products and promote them.<\/p>\n

Up to 100 participants, mostly women, took part in the five-day bazaar, with the displayed works including accessories, roses, clothes, leather bags and makeup products.<\/p>\n

A division was allocated for children-related works, while another division, which was opened for the first time this season, showcased wedding and party clothes.<\/p>\n

Ajlani pointed out that a group of young men and women will be joining the bazaar, where they will play popular cartoon characters and Santa Claus and distribute Christmas presents to children.<\/p>\n