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Strong, but with far fewer people on the streets than in previous years, the new year started in Berlin at midnight. Firecrackers and rockets were detonated in many neighborhoods, and police helicopters flew over several districts of Berlin. But the assessment of the situation by the police did not change after midnight. “It’s quiet, there is little to do,” said a spokesman.
The emergency services had already thanked residents in advance and praised them for having largely adhered to the New Year’s Eve measures in the crown crisis.
However, officials had a lot to do: More than 80 people were temporarily detained by police for violating the Infection Protection Act, a spokesperson said. Therefore, at least three officers were slightly injured in action, but were able to continue service. “Lighting pyrotechnics, firing alarm weapons, consuming alcohol – personal data recorded by our colleagues fills various advertisements,” police announced on Twitter in the early hours of the night.
Greeks with more fireworks than ever
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 they are in Germany. Greeks traditionally play cards on New Year’s Eve.
Because there was an exit ban from Corona this year, cities, townships and districts outdid each other in terms of pyrotechnics. In the metropolitan area of Athens and in Piraeus in particular, huge fireworks soared into the sky, chasing people from balconies and terraces.
First, the new year began at eleven o’clock Central European Time (CET) in the states of Samoa and Kiribati, in the South Seas. At 2pm CET, the people of Sydney, Australia started the new year. The famous fireworks at the opera house were smaller than in previous years due to Corona.
Dubai has also ushered in the New Year with an eight-minute fireworks display on the tallest building in the world. Before the traditional digital countdown on the illuminated facade of the 828-meter-high Burj Khalifa, a laser show was held to thank everyone who was involved in healthcare and otherwise in fighting the spread of the coronavirus. in 2020.
Spectators were not allowed in the immediate vicinity. In Sydney, for example, anyone who wanted to overcome the barriers risked a fine of more than 620 euros.
Russia started the new year under the impression of high death rates from corona. In the capital Moscow, the traditional fireworks show near the Kremlin took place at midnight. Otherwise, New Year’s Eve in Europe’s largest city was marked by Corona restrictions: bars and restaurants had been closed since 11 p.m., as had the ice rinks. Security forces must prevent large crowds from entering Red Square.
It takes a total of 26 hours for everyone to enter the New Year in an east-west direction. At the end are the uninhabited islets of Baker Island and Howland Island in the Pacific. When 2021 starts there, New Year’s Day already turns 13 hours in Germany.
