How is Venezuela preparing for the reception of the New Year with the arrival of the omicron variant?

Despite the appearance of the first cases of the omicron variant in Venezuela, the Government maintains the “wide” flexibility of prevention measures against covid-19 for the end of the year celebrations, both family, public and mass, considering that the infections are controlled.

Therefore, family gatherings can be held to celebrate the end of the year without a maximum number of people set by the authorities, organize concerts without capacity limit, parties in hotels and public spaces, with the participation of national and foreign artists.

The mayor of Caracas, Carmen Meléndez, announced a concert in Plaza Bolívar -centro of the city- so that the people of Caracas receive the new year to the rhythm of the merengue with singers like Bonny Cepeda -current Vice Minister of Culture of the Dominican Republic- and Las Chicas del Can.

But in addition to the cultural and musical celebrations, You can not miss the traditional rituals from different countries of the world to Venezuela, where numerous nationalities converge -especially European- that, over the years, were imposing their own customs.

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12 hours grapes of the Spanish midnight, the fortune lentils Italians, walk the suitcases hoping the gesture will bring a year full of travel or wearing red underwear are some of the ancient ceremonies collected in a country as multicultural as Venezuela. (I)