NEW YEAR’S Eve sees Nicosia’s seven municipalities banding together to provide a cherry alternative to expensive nightclubs and hotels with dancing in the streets, live music from various artists alternating with a DJ, a Russian dance troupe and a magnificent fire works display.
The municipalities believe last year’s millennium celebrations in Nicosia’s Eleftheria Square were so successful they hope to set the mood all over again.
Pieces of traditional Vassilopitta cakes will be handed out video wall units are set to once again transmit images of merrymaking in other parts of Cyprus and the rest of the world.
Traditionally, a coin is put into a Vassilopitta and the person who finds it is said to have good luck for the New Year.
Nicosia Municipality was unable to say how much the party was expected to cost this year, adding that Keo would once again be sponsoring the event.
Millennium celebrations on the same scale last year cost the company about £30,000, but Keo was yesterday unable to put a figure on this year’s festivities having closed their headquarters for the holidays.
The company will also once again be operating kiosks with free Keo products in the Square.
Limassol Municipality was yesterday unavailable for comment on their New Year festivity plans while Larnaca residents are this year to be treated to a fire-works display.
Paphians, however, will also have a chance to party with dancing and music outside the Town Hall, plenty of complimentary food and drink as well as the cutting of a Vassilopitta.
Popular singer Stella Georgiadou will also be entertaining the Paphos masses during the 7pm to 2am celebrations with the Municipality yesterday saying that the festivities would be sponsored but would not say by which company.
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