![[사회]’New Year’s Bell’ stopped after 67 years…](https://image.ytn.co.kr/general/jpg/2021/0101/202101010302558099_t.jpg "[사회]’New Year’s Bell’ stopped after 67 years…")
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The New Year’s bell-belling event, which was an event to celebrate the new year after spending the year, was canceled in the aftermath of Corona 19.
It’s been 67 years since the event started, and as citizens rush home early in various parts of the city, the appearance of the New Year holidays was quite different from previous years.
Reporter Kim Moon-kyung reports.
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The area around Bosingak, Seoul, where 100,000 people gathered every year was empty.
The bell-belling event on the Bosingak Festival, which marks the end of the year and announces the new year, has been cancelled.
This is the first time that other types of events have stopped since the event began in 1953.
[김동우 / 서울시 강북구 : 사회적 거리 두기라는 게 실감이 확실히 나타나는 것 같아서 아쉽고 서운합니다.]
[서신혜 / 서울 종로구 : 코로나도 너무 밉고 이번에 20살 됐는데 많이 놀지도 못하고 너무 많이 아쉽네요.]
Instead, the Seoul Metropolitan Government hosted an online hitting event.
Past videos were edited, and along with their own hitting video, we included support messages from people from all walks of life.
[서정협 / 서울시장 권한대행 : 새로운 희망과 소망이 결실을 맺는 신축년이 되길 진심으로 기원합니다. 새해 복 많이 받으십시오.]
[김영철 / 배우 : 시민 여러분 건강하시고 힘내시길 간절히 바라겠습니다. 대한민국 파이팅!]
The non-face-to-face New Year’s Eve event in the city was decorated by drones.
Thousands of drones produced various scenes above Yeongdong-daero, Seoul, sending out messages of corona overcoming and New Year’s wishes.
In accordance with the ban on gatherings, all local governments’ sunset events were canceled, and the seaside area was also crowded.
Some municipalities have even blocked access roads to the coast to control entry of tourists.
With Corona 19, the national holiday atmosphere has disappeared, and the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is lighting 24 hours a day.
The public’s attention to the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which welcomes the New Year amid Corona 19, is also expected to continue.
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