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Johanna Urbancik

Starting the year with a bang: Germany's New Year's fireworks and tradition turning to trauma

The year 2025 is drawing to a close and much like every New Year's Eve, midnight fireworks are a longstanding tradition in Germany.

But the longstanding annual tradition is increasingly being met with criticism, sparked by destruction to city centres, fingers and hands blown off and even fatalities.

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