The New Year has come everywhere in the world, in all time zones and in all corners of the world. How did the pandemic-tired planet expect 2022?
New Zealand is on the list of countries where the New Year is coming sooner than anywhere else in the world. But this time, instead of a salute, the authorities decided in favor of a light show. Mainly as a precautionary measure, as the most contagious type of coronavirus omicron has not yet been identified in the country. Replacing the fireworks with a light show also gives the population a signal not to gather.
Meanwhile, fireworks were not canceled in neighboring Australia. In addition, the fireworks were shot twice. For the first time at 21:00 local time. This is so that children can watch it, who may not be able to stand it until midnight. For the second time in the same year.
Iperiek had to buy special tickets. And if the fireworks in Sydney were usually watched by around a million people, now they were a few tens of thousands. Unlike in New Zealand, the prevalence of omicrons in Australia this week was at record highs.
One of the most impressive shows of the year is the fireworks in the United Arab Emirates. There are also two Guinness World Records. The number of drones used as well as the height at which the fireworks took place. In total, more than 15 thousand fireworks have been used here, as well as 130 sea pontoons have been used to launch the fireworks. the fireworks covered an area of more than 4.7 kilometers.
In Europe, the new government in Germany had previously asked for the party to be held relatively quietly and calmly. In companies up to 10 people. Mass events have been lifted, so the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin is only symbolically illuminated for a short time.
Quieter than usual, but with people on the streets New Year’s Eve in London. In many places, town squares and other gathering places were fenced off. However, the most impatient still decided to be in public places.
Last year, extensive New Year celebrations were canceled in New York, USA. This year, the city’s biggest event in Times Square took place again. Although the rapid spread of omikrina elsewhere in the country led to much more caution.
