New Year’s Eve 2022: ban on firecrackers – where are fireworks banned?

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Berlin. For many people the fireworks are on Sylvester essential. He rings in the new year and chases away the previous one with a lot of noise. But because of Corona-pandemic and the associated, far-reaching restrictions enforced in 2020 and 2021 ban on firecrackers. Read here which rules apply on New Year’s Eve 2022 and where fireworks are prohibited.

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Fireworks on New Year’s Eve: where did the custom come from?

The custom of launching rockets into the sky on special holidays originated in Asia. in the China from the early 12th century it is said to be something like Fireworks to have given. In the following centuries it spread all over the world.

In the New Year’s Eve It has a special meaning: according to pagan customs, the noise caused by fireworks is supposed to drive away evil spirits and thus ensure a successful New Year’s Eve. For the same reason, church bells ring at midnight on the turn of the year.

Firecrackers were banned in 2020 and 2021 due to the corona pandemic

But over the past two years, New Year’s fireworks in Germany have been significantly reduced compared to previous years. This was due to the corona pandemic. To avoid crowds and thus the spread of the virus, but also to avoid further pressure on hospitals, which have to treat countless people with firework injuries every year, considerable measures have been taken restrictions.

Such was the sale of fireworks Banned nationwide on New Year’s Eve 2020. Old firecrackers were allowed to be fired in some places. In some federal states or municipalities, however, this was also prohibited. In 2021, the sale was banned again.

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Firecracker ban: Fireworks pollute the environment so much

Regardless of the corona pandemic, animal and environmental activists in particular have welcomed this decision. Because only New Year’s fireworks will do Germany In the years without bans, around 2000 tons of fine particles were emitted, which corresponds to about one percent of the annual emissions in the Federal Republic.

Furthermore, both domestic and wild animals of the Noise disturbed. Birds in particular are frightened by loud noises. Pets often panic and therefore should not be left alone on New Year’s Eve.

Strict rules for the sale of fireworks for New Year’s Eve

These criticisms mean that more and more people are fundamentally wrong ban request for private fireworks. In a representative survey by the Insa Consulere Institute in October 2022, 53 percent of respondents were in favor of such a ban. But even without this, strict rules already apply to sales:

• Fireworks can only be sold to private individuals between December 29 and 31.
• If one of the days is Sunday, the sale can start as early as December 28th.
• Children and young people under the age of 18 cannot purchase fireworks.
• The packaging must bear the CE mark and a specific registration number.

New Year’s Eve 2022: No fundamental ban on firecrackers in Germany

Indeed, these are the main limitations that apply Sylvester 2022 will apply to the sale of fireworks. More stringent rules, as in previous years, are not yet foreseen. If you want to shoot firecrackers and flares, you should still inform yourself about the prohibitions in advance. Because many cities prohibit the lighting of fireworks in certain areas, for example to reduce the risk of fire in historic city centers or the risk of injury in busy squares.

In principle, fireworks are always prohibited around protected objects, for example in the vicinity of churches, hospitals, old people’s and children’s homes and petrol stations. Below we have summarized the rules that also apply to New Year’s Eve in major German cities.

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Fireworks in Berlin: where can they be lit?

In Berlin Fireworks are generally permitted on New Year’s Eve 2022. However, there are some areas where special rules apply. There is a ban on firecrackers here:

• Alexanderplatz
• Steinmetzkiez
• Area around the JVA Moabit

Further details on the ban on fireworks in Berlin can be found in the Berliner Morgenpost.

Where in Hamburg is firecrackers banned?

There should be so far Hamburg on New Year’s Eve 2022 there will only be a ban on firecrackers around the Binnenalster and Rathausmarkt. Also, citizenship is pledged to increase light shows put.

New Year’s Eve 2022: ban on firecrackers in Monaco?

In Monk will be banned on new year’s eve 2022 firecrackers and rockets catch fire inside the ring. This regulation has already been applied several times and is intended, among other things, to help prevent fires in the city centre.

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Where in Cologne can fireworks be lit?

Also in Colony it will be special on New Year’s Eve 2022 Rules give. Among them is that firecrackers are banned around the cathedral. And also in other parts of the city center, for example in Komödienstraße or in the street “Andreaskloster”, the use of firecrackers has been banned in recent years. It is very likely that the city will abide by these rules.

In other cities, these rules and bans on firecrackers are planned for New Years 2022:

• Frankfurt am Main: Rules still in progress
• Stuttgart: Ban on fireworks in the City-Ring
• Duesseldorf: Fireworks are prohibited between New Year’s Eve, 8pm and New Year’s Day, 6am in the Old Town
• Leipzig: No special rules on New Year’s Eve
• Dortmund: Rules still in progress
• Essen: No special rules on New Year’s Eve
• Bremen: Ban on firecrackers on the Weser-Promenade Schlachte and in the listed areas (market square, Schnoorviertel)
• Dresden: No special rules on New Year’s Eve
• Hanover: New Year’s Eve fireworks banned in some downtown areas
• Nuremberg: Ban on firecrackers on the main market and around the Kaiserburg

(nfz)

This article first appeared on morgenpost.de.