Index – Culture – Now the dance begins

New fashion for the daytime party

The term can be found more and more frequently among party recommenders, these parties generally start at 5 pm or 6 pm and last until 11 pm One of the nightclubs on their social site advertises their weekend events of as follows:

The government’s decision means one thing to us: responsibility, but LET’S PARTY!

It also says that “Thanks to the convertible roof, the dance takes place under the open sky, and in the event of rain, the ruci cocktail will stay dry!” Arrivals are monitored on-site using non-contact thermometry, staff treat guests with masks, continuously disinfect them, and hand sanitizer points are placed in the space for those entering.

Another nightclub also notes that staff work with masks in accordance with epidemiological expectations, but guests are also under pressure to:

During the epidemic, most of the nightclubs pay special attention to the staff limit, so they recommend that everyone arrive early, because if the space is full, they can only admit new guests depending on the departures. Of course, in most enclosed spaces, it is inconceivable for people to maintain a distance of one and a half meters. In this sense, it is advantageous to open up to less popular musical trends than underground freestyle, which represents a higher artistic value but attracts fewer people. Concerts are generally considered the most withheld, but due to the intensification of the epidemic, interest is less than usual.

Was everything better in the past? Young people in a disco even in the old days.

Photo: Tibor Oláh / MTI

The Bulimatine is experiencing a revival from Saturday to Sunday

Among the party recommenders, we found an entertainment option that opens its doors to rave lovers at 6 am and can be rampant until 3 pm, both on Saturdays and Sundays. Of course, according to Facebook comments, the willingness to participate is very modest. Only ninety are interested in the event and 15 have indicated that they will definitely go to the party. Theoretically, a distance of one and a half meters can be observed.

Those who do not want to get up early will find the opportunity to party at 11 am On Saturday and Sunday several events were announced promising up to 8-9 hours of entertainment. These parties start at 2-3 pm and end at 11 pm

We also found an event that opens at 10 pm and runs until 4 am as described, but no one has indicated their intention to participate in this program. Probably because everyone knows that discos can only be open until 11pm and obviously nobody wants to pay thousands of guilders for 60 minutes of entertainment.

Escape

Of course, a rural nightclub operator also found a way out for the party until dawn, asking his guests to party with them under the guise of filming clips and professional photography. Therefore, the participants could not have been legally entertained not as guests but as employees. As soon as the news appeared in the press, the Facebook event was immediately removed.

Illegal parties that you can sign up for as a guest in closed groups don’t even take a chance after 11am. Thus, there was only the party at home and street drinking for those who wanted to let off steam at night.

It was strange to see on Friday afternoon that the public spaces of Budapest were full of young founders. High school and college students seem to have adapted quickly to new party habits.

Most caterers also experienced a drop in traffic between the two virus waves, but due to the acceleration of the epidemic’s spread, they are the ones most afraid of missing older visitors.

Good everywhere, but better at home

Facebook draws the attention of interested parties to the recommendation of each program:

It is up to all of us to stop the spread of COVID-19. Now everyone, young and healthy alike, must avoid situations in which many people find themselves.

It’s a repetitive element of boredom, but reducing the number of encounters can slow the spread of a coronavirus epidemic. Only the data for the next week will show how much the tweak has worked and whether the number of new infections per day has decreased.

(Cover image: Bődey János / Index)