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For the second year in a row, New Years Eve will be spent under the sign of Covid-19. What will the French do, and how do the professionals experience it?
With the epidemic and the Omicron variant, celebrating the transition to the new year will be even more complicated. “Basically, we had planned a cozy little evening with friends. has been canceled, so we’re not sure what we’re going to do “, said a young man. “I mainly go to see my family, whereas I usually party”, confides another passer-by.
In a cabaret in Tiers (Puy-de-Dôme), unlike last year, New Year’s Eve will take place. In backstage, it’s time for the final preparations. To avoid contamination, precautions are maximum: fewer dancers and audience for the dinner show. 20% of the seats will not be occupied. In the Doubs, at a restaurateur-caterer, the festivities of December 31 are canceled, and the fridges empty. An evening with 150 clients was planned, which worries the manager for the future. He hopes to see the hall filled by next year.