New Year 2021: Countries that have already welcomed the new year | This is how they lived it – More Regions – International

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There are 24 time zones (zones that are governed by the same time) that there are on planet Earth. In each of them the New Year arrives at a different time. Which means that, for example, at this time Australia has already gone through this celebration, while in Colombia we are on the eve of celebrating it.

Learn about the festivities that took place in the places of the world that already celebrated the end of the year 2020, and they are already in 2021.

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Australia

One of the first countries to receive the long-awaited start of 2021 was Australia. Located on the oceanic continent, is recognized for the fireworks that take place in cities such as Melbourne and Sydney.

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Although the fireworks in Sydney, Australia’s largest city, are regarded as the official opening ceremony to welcome the new year, the first countries to receive it are Samoa and the Republic of Kiribati.

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Indonesia

The New Year was celebrated to the tune of the pandemic. Due to a significant increase in coronavirus infections (exceeded 735,124 infections and 21,944 deaths, according to the ‘BBC’) in big cities like Jakarta (the capital) the government banned social gatherings.

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Netherlands

Another was the scene in the municipality of Genemuiden (Netherlands), where residents celebrated the end of the year 2020 with carbide shots. This type of ‘gunpowder’ is not covered by the national ban on fireworks issued by the Crown temporarily.

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Thailand

Due to concerns about a new wave of coronavirus infections, New Year’s countdown celebrations and mass events were banned in Bangkok and other cities in Thailand.

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In Bangkok (Thailand), although there are no restrictions for travel on New Years, many Thais decided to stay at home or go out to tourist spots near their residences, following the biosecurity measures stipulated by the Government.

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India

In India, citizens were not restricted from going out to the street, despite the more than 10,000 coronavirus infections that the country has, and which continue to increase, according to the ‘Reuters’ news agency. Some people took the opportunity to go out to take pictures at the tourist sites of the Indian city of Amritsar.

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South Korea

The Seoul Metropolitan Government and neighboring local governments in Gyeonggi and Incheon province (South Korea) announced a ban on gatherings of five or more people. The measure was imposed from December 23, 2020 to January 3, 2021 to combat the spread of covid-19.

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Singapore


A group of people gathered and watched the Marina Bay area light up as part of the New Year celebrations in the city of Singapore (Singapore).