Now playing Next Europe News Czechs tussle with 'nanny state' and defy New Year's Eve firework ban The Czech Republic was ranked as having the second-least restrictive regulations in Europe by the latest Nanny State Index. 03/01/2023
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Now playing Next no comment Watch: Revellers around the world ring in the New Year The ball dropped on New York City's iconic Times Square as huge crowds counted down the seconds into 2023, culminating in raucous cheers and a deluge of confetti glittering amid jumbo screens, neon, pulsing lights and soggy streets. 01/01/2023
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Now playing Next no comment New York's Times Square unveils New Year Wishing Wall The Wishing Wall gives people from around the globe the opportunity to be a part of New Year’s Eve in Times Square by writing their wishes for the upcoming year on pieces of confetti that will be released at midnight on New Year’s Eve. 15/12/2022
Now playing Next no comment Watch: Santas paddle through Strasbourg in France These Santas swapped their sleighs and reindeers for oars and boats and swept down the Alsatian capital 04/12/2022
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Now playing Next no comment Mumbai welcomes new year with music, dancing and traditional costumes Huge crowds pack the streets of a southern Mumbai neighbourhood to watch women motorbike riders, singers, dancers and drummers take part in a parade for "Gudi Padwa" which marks the new year in the western state of Maharashtra, with many wearing traditional dress. 02/04/2022
Now playing Next no comment Lantern festival lights up the night sky in New Taipei City The Lantern Festival ends the 15-day celebration of Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, and is celebrated on the night of the first full moon of the lunar New Year. 15/02/2022
Now playing Next no comment Lunar New Year parade in central Thailand Thailand's largest Chinese community held its annual Lunar New Year parade on Thursday, a celebration awash with dragons, acrobats and red and gold apparel. 04/02/2022
Now playing Next Italy Two young men arrested over New Year's Eve attacks on women in Milan Nine women say they were assaulted by groups of young men in Milan's main square during the celebrations. 12/01/2022
Now playing Next no comment Vietnam incense village dazzles ahead of Lunar New Year, though sales down Vietnam's "incense village" is a dazzling pink as workers prepare fragrant sticks for the Lunar New Year holiday, but strict rules to stop the spread of Covid-19 are dulling its lustre. 12/01/2022
Now playing Next no comment Worshippers pray for good health in ice water purification ceremony Tokyo worshippers participate in the annual ice water purification ritual at the Teppozu Inari Shrine, an event to pray for good health in the new year. The participants warm up by stretching their bodies and jump into a pool of cold water with huge ice blocks in it. 09/01/2022
Now playing Next no comment Swimming group holds annual New Year's day plunge in Boston The annual New Year's day plunge is led by one of America's oldest cold-water swimming groups, the L Street Brownies. 02/01/2022
Now playing Next no comment Swimmers near Lisbon brave traditional new year's sea dip Every January 1, dozens of Lisbon residents meet for the first swim of the year on Carcavelos beach -- a way to chase away "bad energy" and "starting the year with a new lease of life", according to the bathers 01/01/2022
Now playing Next no comment Berliner and Dutch honour the New Year's dip tradition Members of a German winter-swimming club took their traditional first swim of the New Year with a dip in Berlin's Lake Oranke on Saturday. Swimmers dive into the cold waters of the North Sea to celebrate New Year's Eve in Scheveningen. 01/01/2022
Now playing Next France French burn fewer cars on New Year's Eve due to pandemic Fewer arson attacks occurred because of massive police presence on cities’ streets this New Year’s Eve. 01/01/2022
Now playing Next Germany NYE's fireworks kill men in Germany, Austria The sale of fireworks for personal use was banned in Germany this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. 01/01/2022
Now playing Next Taste Five things to do with leftover champagne (other than drink it) While the idea of leftover fizz might sounds ridiculous, it does happen - and for when you're too hungover to drink it, here are some suggestions for its more creative uses. 01/01/2022
