The invention concerns a system for animating decorative elements or products moved by means of strings connecting said decorative elements to an animating mechanism. The system (1) comprises a closed animating device (2) in which the animating mechanism is arranged and enclosed, decorative elements or products (4) animated by means of animating strings (5), said 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 means (7) for transmitting movements to the decorative elements (4), said transmitting means (7) being distributed in the space to be decorated depending on the location of the decorative elements (4) relative to the animating device (2).