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Fireworks and satire: Reykjavík’s unforgettable New Year’s Eve

Every year, Icelanders purchase more than 500 tonnes of fireworks that pay for Search and Rescue.

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Why Edinburgh’s New Year party should be on your travel bucket list

Edinburgh’s Street Party is now considered a ‘bucket list’ New Year celebration.

Culture news

Euroviews. Do you know where our winter holiday celebrations come from?

Current winter solstice festivities are multilayered events with deep pagan, Christian and modern consumer layers that few people are aware of, Dr Ioannis Pitas writes.

Food and Drink

Remedies for the morning after: 12 hangover cures from around Europe

From pickle juice to vodka socks and bird droppings, here are the post-drinking cures you may need in your life after a big night like the 31st...

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wellbeing

These 'bad solutions' won't undo risk of drink-driving

A French non-profit organisation has warned people against using "bad solutions" to mitigate the risk of drink-driving, adding that the best plan is not to drive at all.

Culture news

Happy 5784! How Jews worldwide are celebrating their New Year's Day

To misquote the Black Eyed Peas’ phenomenal ‘Boom Boom Pow’: “I’m so 5784, you’re so 2000 and… sore?”

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Watch: Lunar New Year celebrations in New York

No Comment brings you vivid pictures of the Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations in the Big Apple.

Culture news

Taking on good habits or breaking bad ones is possible beyond January

From dry January to veganuary - there's a wealth of choices on offer if you want to start each year in a more healthy, balanced fashion. But keeping good habits or breaking bad ones is not always easy. Euronews Culture is here to help you stay on right track all year long.

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Watch: Parisian parade ushers in Chinese Lunar New Year

A colourful parade ushered in the Chinese Lunar New Year in Paris. It's the Year of the Rabbit and sees the return of public festivities in the French capital after a break since 2019 due to Covid-19.

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Watch: Ukrainians in Donbas celebrate Orthodox Christmas

In the front-line town of Kostyantynivka in the Donetsk region, dozens of worshippers on Friday attended a service to mark Orthodox Christmas Eve.

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.

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Europe braves the plunge on New Year's Day

The Netherlands' New Year's Dive has grown into one of the biggest events of the year.

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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.

World News

Ticker tape and fireworks bring in the new year around the world

2023 has begun with celebrations across the globe

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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.

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Watch: Santas paddle through Strasbourg in France

These Santas swapped their sleighs and reindeers for oars and boats and swept down the Alsatian capital

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Algeria : the parade to commemorate the 60th independence’s anniversary

Algeria celebrates 60 years of independence from France this 5 July.

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Lantern parade takes place in Seoul to celebrate Buddha's birthday

The lantern parade celebrating Buddha’s birthday returns to the streets of Seoul after three years, as previous ones had been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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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.

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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.