Abstract: A system for animating decorative elements or products moved by means of strings connecting the decorative elements to an animating mechanism includes a closed animating device (2) in which the animating mechanism is arranged and enclosed, decorative elements or products (4) animated by animating strings (5), the decorative elements (4) and their animating strings (5) being arranged outside the animating device (2) and distributed in a space to be decorated, control wires (6) being provided to connect the animating strings (5) of the decorative elements (4) to the animating mechanism, and elements (7) for transmitting movements to the decorative elements (4). The transmitting elements are distributed in the space to be decorated depending on the location of the decorative elements (4) relative to the animating device (2).