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The countdown begins until everyone says one by one: Happy Birthday, 2021! Restrictions have been placed around the world on New Year’s festivities amid pandemic fears.
How Asia celebrates the beginning of the new year
As Asia says goodbye to 2020, a tumultuous year in many ways, the new year will be greeted with small-scale demonstrations amid fears of the spread of the coronavirus.
Beijing, the capital of the most populous country in the world, canceled the annual New Year’s Eve 2021 program at the China Central Television Tower. The Beijing Temple has also halved the number of visitors allowed to visit it. Many Chinese tourists have opted to stay home this year or take shorter domestic trips.
Weather conditions and the pandemic prevent events in Japan, New Year Eve. The traditional Japanese New Years event, scheduled for January 2, has been canceled. Emperor Naruhito and other members of the imperial family went to greet those who came with good wishes, but this tradition was canceled.
The East Japan Railway Company and the Tokyo Metro have not supplemented trains in the capital’s metropolitan areas since the night of December 31 to January 1.
On the other hand, Japan is experiencing heavy snowfall. Snow covered several areas of the country, causing the cancellation of about 140 flights.
The traditional fireworks were canceled in Marina Bay, Singapore. It will be the first time since 2005 when there will be no fireworks on New Year’s Eve. Instead, fireworks will light up the sky at various points on the southeast island.
South Korea cancels first New Year’s sunrise tradition on Gangneung beaches
South Korea sings in 2021. On Thursday night, famous K-pop band BTS performs an online concert in South Korea.
In other parts of South Korea, the government has imposed travel restrictions. Gangneung’s beaches will be closed to tourists. People gathered there every year to see the first sunrise of the New Year. The bell ceremony at the Bosingak Pavilion in Seoul was canceled for the first time since 1953, but can be viewed on the city’s website.
India under anti-Covid restrictions at night between years
In India, Delhi and several other cities have imposed nightly restrictions to avoid large New Years gatherings.
India’s New Years holidays will likely be compromised this year. Several major cities and regions imposed overnight quarantines, restricted large gatherings, and closed pubs and restaurants.
New Delhi authorities have said they will not allow groups of more than five people in public places, while the financial capital Mumbai and the technology capital Bengaluru have meetings limited to a maximum of four people.
Australia and the famous Sydney Opera House fireworks
Australia, famous for its year-round fireworks at the Sydney Opera House, has introduced zonal restrictions for meetings. Meetings with more than five people are not allowed.
People will not be able to walk in the center of the capital of New South Wales on Thursday. However, the event will be streamed online, so Sydney residents will watch the fireworks show at home, in front of the TV.
“We don’t want to achieve a super spread of the virus on New Year’s Eve, which will then destroy everyone’s progress,” Gladys Berejiklian, Prime Minister of New South Wales, said this week.
How Europe is preparing for 2021
Spain the new year passes without public holidays. The residents of the Spanish capital will have to eat grapes at home this year. The tradition, usually part of a big event in Madrid, is canceled due to the pandemic.
The fireworks show on the River Thames in London was canceled this year, and much of England is under severe restrictions limiting access to public spaces.
At Anglia Where the new strain of coronavirus is spreading rapidly and 20 million people in the worst affected regions are being forced to stay home, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has urged people to abide by the rules.
Ireland It will go to the highest level of restrictions on Thursday, banning all visits, closing small stores with non-essential products and limiting travel to a radius of five kilometers.
France mobilizes 100,000 police and gendarmes on New Year’s Eve to intervene in parties that violate sanitary restrictions.
Like other European countries, France bans New Year’s Eve parties due to the pandemic. Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin ordered the incorporation of law enforcement agencies in urban centers and suburbs, especially after 8 pm, writes the BBC. In Paris, half of the metro lines will be closed at night. In fact, the Interior Minister called for consideration of stopping public transport across the country.
Germany is currently under severe restrictions until January 10. The government banned the sale of fireworks and placed strict restrictions on the number of people who can gather in public. Health Minister Jens Spahn said the country would have “a calmer New Year’s Eve.”
New York celebrates the new year, but no crowd in Times Square
In the United States, officials have restricted the holidays in many states and cities. Fireworks were canceled, for example, in San Francisco and Las Vegas.
The New Year’s Eve festivities in Times Square will take place this year in the absence of the large audience that traditionally gathered at the famous New York City market.
The Times Square Alliance announced that the highlight of the holiday, the descent of the famous glass globe to mark the transition in 2021, will be a virtual event for the general public, except for a limited number of people who will have the privilege of being present. place, respecting the rules of social distancing.
Times Square New Years festivities are among the greatest in the world, typically drawing around a million people, with over a billion watching the globe of light descend from the top of the One Times Square building to the midnight.
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