Copenhagen, Denmark, is a fantastic destination for a New Year’s trip: at the stroke of midnight on New Year’s Eve, you’ll find a gigantic crowd gathered at the town square of Amalienborg, the Royal Palace located in the center of Copenhagen, for one of the biggest New Year parties in the city. Don’t miss out on the Royal Guard Parade wearing their dress red gala costumes. If indoor fun is more than what you had planned, there are New Year’s buffets, bars, and nightclub special events, and fireworks celebrations. In Copenhagen, the main New Year’s attraction takes place in the City Hall Square. Thousands of Copenhageners venture towards the square to ring in the New Year with the rest of the city, and the people that aren’t there, are most likely live-streaming the happenings from the warmth of their living rooms. Everyone has their eyes set on the City Hall Tower Clock, and once the clock hands turn to midnight, fireworks light up the sky. One really old (and weird) tradition in Denmark is to break dishes on the doorsteps of friends and neighbours on New Year’s Eve: the more broken dishes you find on your doorsteps, the more friends you have.
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