New Year Traditions Around the World: From Grapes to Burning Evil Spirits

New Year Traditions Around the World: From Grapes to Burning Evil Spirits

In different countries of the world, the traditions of the anniversary also differ. If in Latvia there should be 12 different dishes on the table for next year’s prosperity, then in other places it is quite enough to eat 12 grapes at midnight. In other countries, it is customary to burn all the evil of … Read more

New Year’s Eve Weather: Contrasts and Snow Warnings Across Norway, Best Conditions in the North

New Year’s Eve Weather: Contrasts and Snow Warnings Across Norway, Best Conditions in the North

– This will be a New Year’s Eve with great contrasts in the weather, says meteorologist on duty Pernille Borander at the Meteorological Institute to NTB. – Along the coast in the south, the snowy weather has already started and when it comes north towards Eastern Norway, it will only snow more and more, she … Read more

Police Warn of Zero Chance for Successful New Year’s Eve, Expecting Injuries and Damage

Police Warn of Zero Chance for Successful New Year’s Eve, Expecting Injuries and Damage

31 dec 2023 om 05:15 The chance that New Year’s Eve will be a “successful” is zero. This is what the police told NU.nl. She already knows that officers are going to get hurt. “That’s terrible and unpalatable.” No major incidents. No children are victims of fireworks. And no officers with hearing damage or other … Read more

New Year’s Eve Traditions During Totalitarianism in Czechoslovakia

New Year’s Eve Traditions During Totalitarianism in Czechoslovakia

In the times of totalitarianism, the family bought a veku, some kind of salami, cheese, rolled oats or a delicious salad and prepared a bowl of sandwiches for New Year’s Eve. For a toast, a cheap sparkling wine was prepared in the fridge, and whoever hit his pocket chilled the Russian Sovetskoye Igristoya sparkling wine. … Read more

New Year’s Eve Party at Circus Maximus: Event Guide and Details for Rome’s Biggest Celebration

New Year’s Eve Party at Circus Maximus: Event Guide and Details for Rome’s Biggest Celebration

Who wants to have a New Year’s Eve party new Year’s Eve in the square, bet everything on the great event organized by Roma Capitale al Circus Maximus. There, to the rhythm of the music, we will say goodbye to 2023 and say hello (with great hope) to 2024. The three lead singers will be … Read more

High Security for New Year’s Eve in Paris: 90,000 Police Deployed Due to the Terrorist Threat – Alcohol Ban and Tightened Travel Advice

High Security for New Year’s Eve in Paris: 90,000 Police Deployed Due to the Terrorist Threat – Alcohol Ban and Tightened Travel Advice

EPAPolice on the Champs-Élysées in Paris (Archive: 2020) NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 18:44 Frank Renout France correspondent Frank Renout France correspondent The French authorities are taking far-reaching security measures around New Year’s Eve. 90,000 police and gendarmes are deployed throughout the country, as well as another 5,000 soldiers. 6,000 troops are deployed in Paris alone. The reason … Read more

Police and Municipalities Prepare for New Year’s Eve with Increased Measures, Warnings, and Surveillance

Police and Municipalities Prepare for New Year’s Eve with Increased Measures, Warnings, and Surveillance

NOS NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 18:28 Police and municipalities are preparing for New Year’s Eve with various measures. There is extra supervision of fireworks nuisance in several places and potential rioters have been warned to behave in several municipalities. The police have been preparing for weeks, says Peije de Meij, national New Year’s coordinator. “We try to … Read more

2,100 Kilos of Fireworks Found in Van in Wijhe, Driver Arrested

2,100 Kilos of Fireworks Found in Van in Wijhe, Driver Arrested

Dec 28, 2023 at 1:24 PM Update: an hour ago The police found approximately 2,100 kilos of fireworks in the loading space of a van in Wijhe on Wednesday. The driver, a 45-year-old man from the Overijssel village, has been arrested, the police reported on Thursday. According to the police, the driver refused to cooperate … Read more

Sharjah City in United Arab Emirates Bans New Year’s Eve Fireworks in Solidarity with Gaza Strip

Sharjah City in United Arab Emirates Bans New Year’s Eve Fireworks in Solidarity with Gaza Strip

Sharjah – Sharjah City in United Arab Emirates imposed a ban on celebrations and performances fireworks on New Year’s Eve. This prohibition is a form of solidarity with the community Gaza Strip which has been ravaged by war for months. As reported Al ArabiyaThursday (28/12/2023), the ban was announced by Sharjah Police in a statement … Read more