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Austria’s biggest party was canceled in mid-October. Usually hundreds of thousands flock there and transform Vienna’s city center into a mile-long party mile. Almost 4,000 police officers were on duty in Austria on New Year’s Eve to monitor compliance with the Pyrotechnics Act. Basically, there was a ban on rockets and firecrackers in the local area, even on New Years Eve. Mayors were free to issue exceptions for certain parts of the local area. Only a few creaks were heard in Vienna.
In Innsbruck there was a public display of fireworks. Those who weren’t able to watch it from home could follow it online via a live stream on the city’s marketing Facebook page. The occasional fireworks display had also drawn criticism. On the one hand, because of the costs of around 40,000 euros and, on the other, because of the situation of the Crown and the possible risk that people will be encouraged, contrary to exit restrictions, to meet in the street. City officials, however, spoke of a “sign of hope” for the new year and the return of some normalcy. At the same time, a call was made to the population to refrain from private fireworks.
In Austria New Years Eve parties were prohibited due to 24/7 exit restrictions. At the end of the year, only one household could receive a maximum from one individual from another household.
Also in Germany For the second time since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, there is a tough lockdown. There was a blanket ban on selling fireworks before New Year’s Eve. In Berlin, however, firecrackers could be heard clearly and fireworks could be seen in the sky. Police said the night in the German capital was unusually quiet. Germany’s biggest New Year’s Eve party and the fireworks at the Brandenburg Gate had been canceled. Private celebrations were only allowed on a small scale.
In many countries around the world, New Year’s Eve celebrations were more cautious than usual due to the corona pandemic. Italy and France there were night curfews. French electronic music enthusiasts got their money’s worth. Two greats starred in online shows against the backdrop of Parisian monuments. Electropop pioneer Jean Michel Jarre (72) ushered in the new year at a virtual Notre-Dame. Star DJ David Guetta (53) delighted his fans with a recorded music performance in front of the Louvre. Also in Italy, many cities organized events on the Internet with stars of Italian music. In Rome, for example, rock star Gianna Nannini was popular.
In Greece The New Year was celebrated throughout the country with huge fireworks; there was much more roar than before. The Greek media reported “one of the most spectacular fireworks displays of all time.” Fireworks on New Year’s Eve are not as common in Greece as in Austria. Greeks traditionally play cards on New Year’s Eve.
In many countries of the world, the new year began much earlier: the islands of the South Sea were the first in the world to slide, already at 11 am Central European time. Samoa and Kiribati in the new year. The New Years atmosphere was also subdued due to Corona.
An hour later he entered New Zealand fireworks in the air. Unlike many other countries, the island nation in the South Pacific has not registered any local corona cases for more than a month. Therefore, music festivals and fireworks shows were held with no limits on the number of visitors or other restrictions.
In Sydney Harbor and Opera House in Australia This time, no spectators were allowed to see the fireworks. It only took seven minutes instead of twelve like the year before. Sydney was like a ghost town, as reporters reported. In the hours that followed, the Asian countries gradually followed: at 4 p.m. Japan and South Korea were on their way. The turn of the year followed at 5 p.m. in the Philippines and Malaysia, as well as in Taiwan and China.
In China there are no longer any major crown restrictions. However, New Year’s Eve is not particularly important to the Chinese either. According to your traditional lunar calendar, the new year doesn’t start until February. Only then is there a big wave of travel. However, fireworks went off in some cities on Friday morning.
Greeted with colorful fireworks, including a laser show on the tallest building in the world Dubai the new Year. After the traditional digital countdown on the illuminated facade of the 828-meter-high Burj Khalifa in the largest city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the skyline lit up with a frenzy of colors at midnight. In Moscow, there was a huge fireworks display in the Kremlin at 10 pm CET despite the Corona curfew.
In other countries, people have to be patient: the new year doesn’t start until 9:00 a.m. M. (CET) of The Angels and at 11 am in Honolulu on Hawaii.
In NY the “Ball Drop” in Times Square, a sparkling crystal ball falling onto a pole, was held in front of only a few people rather than the usual thousands.
It takes until 1pm CET on January 1 for the whole world to slide into the new year. The last are the uninhabited islands Bakerinsel and Howlandinsel In the pacific.