They totally do here in Russia, so going to sleep early is not an option today. They are pretty, but so loud that car alarms are going off.

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  1. Typically there’s firework shows in large(r) cities, but not this year because of covid. Some people do light one or 2 pieces themselves but not that much. This year all fireworks around my house were over in like 10 minutes.

  2. Some people do, my local council also puts on a display that’s also shown live on the telly.

  3. They do here in France, as proven by my dog who suddenly woke up in total fear and was impossible to calm down before the fireworks ended.

  4. Yes, most definitely.

    Even here in the countryside where I spent NYE this year there was a constant stream of fireworks since about 8 pm. At midnight people go crazy for about 30 minutes.

    It’s very popular despite some bans this year in some states and cities.

    Many people also go to Czechia to import fireworks that are illegal (too powerful) in Austria.

  5. Yes, typically. But it was banned the last two years to stop the influx of injured people, which would take ressources away from Corona patients. Though, that didn’t stop some people to get fireworks anyway.

  6. It was banned this year and the last but the people who always light fireworks still have them. They probably got them in Belgium or something, fireworks are super expensive here so people often go to Belgium or Germany to get it anyway.

    The very loud ones are illegal anyway and have been for ages but people just get them from Belgium as well or order them online from places like Poland

  7. Yes, however it seems to happen less and less. Many cities don’t do it anymore and as for the people, the still do, but this year it was like 20 minutes around midnight, a decade ago it would be like 2-3 hours. So the tradition is somewhat fading. Despite Poland having no bans on NYE and no corona restrictions about fireworks.

  8. Yes, in Italy they are a very common thing, in some cities they are legal in others they are forbidden (the decision is entrusted to the mayors), the biggest problem are the people who are injured by fireworks and firecrackers, and the animals terrorized by the bursts (I know because I have two dogs), having said that, objectively they are beautiful to see. In recent times, many people have started to throw Chinese lanterns, today, for example, in addition to the fireworks, the sky was full of those lanterns; they are also very beautiful, but even those cause some concern, some fear that they might fall on a barn and cause a fire.

  9. Live in a pretty remote area in Norway, but yeah definitely. Always hear them right when the time hits exactly 0:00 and 30 min or 1 hour after that.

  13. Yes but its not as much as Halloween. Usually in Ireland (Dublin at least) all throughout the month of October you’ll hear fireworks go off (its really fucking annoying) and then on Halloween there’ll be loads of fireworks and bonfires. So in comparison the fireworks on new years isn’t too bad

    I don’t mind fireworks occasionally for new years and Halloween but when its going on for over a month its just annoying.

  14. There’s usually a massive rag used display in some cities and a few in people’s gardens but it’s not really as common as in some countries. It certainly isn’t a think in some areas here. But we have Guy Fawkes night in Nov which is the main occasion for fireworks

  15. Yes there are always firework shows in most cities and villages here, this year however most of them were cancelled

  17. This year they went off 3 hours before 2021 ended. I don’t usually hear fireworks (relatively rural here), I hear them a lot when I’m in Stockholm, but nobody launched any here after 22:00 which I found to be very weird.

  18. Yeah, they do, some put some thought in the process, some just launch them pretty randomly. In my area, some people from neighbourhoods gather and launch fireworks or it’s the restaurant/establishment that does that. The problem with that, as you mentioned, is they are pretty low and so are really loud….

  19. WE had no official display this year,they were banned due to Covid regulations.

    A lot of unofficial ones though! At midnight it was absolute chaos here in Sicily.And throughout yesterday people were launching large bangers/firecrackers from the windows and into the street…it sounded like we were being bombed 😉

  20. Yep. This year it started around 6pm and gradually got worse until midnight. Then all hell broke loose for an hour and it finally subsided around 2pm. Also, I’m pretty sure I will continue to hear the excess stock to go off in the next few days as is tradition. So yeah, legal, and the proletariat just loves it apparently.

  21. It’s not bad. It has been in decline for years. Most places don’t even sell any anymore and most cities don’t have them at midnight, not because of covid, it has been like this for years now.

  22. “Launching fireworks” would be a euphemism.
    We spent this NYE with my in-laws out in the east-german countryside and people around us went mental.
    The only thing missing was some old bloke with a Katyusha.

  23. Yes, most definitely. However, I have seen declining interest in the act of firing fireworks.

  24. It is a thing, but decreasing in popularity. At new years eve, some wackos start their trials with a few random fireworks sometime after nightfall and after first drinks, from like 19. But these are mostly random teens here and there in bigger towns. Real show starts at 00.00 and lasts for 20 or 30 minutes. After that, there are again some random teenagers or people who “found more” until like 3 o’clock in the morning, but less than there was in the hours building up to midnight.

    Back in the day, all towns did their own show and most households had fireworks, even some companies joined in. By this year, several towns did not launch fireworks, even not our second largest town (the capital did, the 3rd largest did, the 4th largest did not etc), it’s not common for companies to do them and way less households join in. Edit: and some towns do light shows instead of fireworks nowadays – less noise etc.

  25. Yes, typically. The islamist minority do not like it (they are against celebrating new year or anything or having fun in general) and the islamist government is trying to ban them and spending less money on big ones which used to be organised by the government or municipalities. So this year there were many fireworks everywhere but less than just a few years earlier. But this was possibly the last new years eve it was so. After the elections we will party all over the place on all occasions and there will be fireworks for sure.

  26. This year some municipalities in Bulgaria canceled the official fireworks displays following an initiative from due Four Paws NGO. People went on launching fireworks but there is quite large citizen movement against it. Mainly doe to animals getting scared. The government doesn’t get involved. I doubt this will be in the agenda any soon. Compared to what I normally witness in The Netherlands this year in Bulgaria was better than last year in Amsterdam.

  27. We will use any excuse to set off fireworks, not just at New Year but on Bonfire/Guy Fawkes Night, St Andrews Day, Halloween, 12th July. Punters love their fireworks!

  28. Many people shoot fireworks themselfs, and in my city the city government usually organises a firework display eariler in the evening (about 6/7 pm) and a local construction company (the owners son is a bit of a firework lover) usually have a firework display that begins when the clock strikes 12, but not this year sadly.

  29. Spain will take any excuse to launch a firework! Doesnt even matter if its daytime and that they can barely be seen

  31. Last year was pretty much silent in my city, but this year it was a lot more intense even compared to pre-covid new years’

  32. Yes, a lot. Besides fireworks there’s anonther popular tradition on the countryside in the east of the Netherlands: [Carbidschieten](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbidschieten).

    People put some calcium carbide and a bit of water in a milk churn, close it with a lid or a football and light the gas that comes through a small hole (some use a spark plug) and BOOOM!!!.

    It gained popularity in other parts of the country in the past years because for some reason there are less restrictions on this tradition than on fireworks

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