There are just under 48 hours left until the stroke of midnight, then we are projected into the new year: 2024. The anticipation is growing Crotone for the big evening planned for Sunday December 31st with the Rai event “The upcoming year” to celebrate New Year's Eve. Rehearsals and preparations continue in Piazza Pitagora, where he also arrived this afternoon Amadeus who welcomed the numerous fans in attendance. An event that will include artists of the caliber of Annalisa, I The Kolors, D'Argen D'Amico, Sangiovanni, Nino Frassica and Cristiano Malgioglio, among others. To make the event “The Year Ahead” possible, the New Year’s Eve event RaiUno was created in collaboration with the Calabria Film Commission Foundation, the Region of Calabria and the Municipality of Crotone adopted a series of measures to ensure security and public safety. 1. Prohibition of bringing food and drinks in glass containers or other dangerous materials In the districts interested in holding the event in Piazza Pitagora, Piazza della Schießa and Piazza Enrico Berlinguer, as well as in the areas located 500 (five hundred) meters from the external border of the above-mentioned areas, the sale of food is prohibited Take-away permitted The take-away of drinks and beverages in glass or metal containers that can potentially be used as an instrument capable of injuring or disturbing physical safety and public order is permitted from December 30, 2023, 4:00 p.m., to December 31. December, 2:00 a.m., and from December 31, 2023, 4:00 p.m., 6:00 a.m., banned on January 1, 2024. The aforementioned ban is aimed at operators of public food and beverage establishments, at commercial retail sales operations in the private and public sectors, and at artisanal food laboratories with associated beverage sales, to owners of beverage vending machines etc. as well as to operators, including laypeople, who carry out sales and administrative activities in temporary administrative events. The above prohibition does not apply to the provision of the service at the customer's home or to the purchase of drinks and food for consumption in a private place. 2. Specific prohibitions for the exhibition grounds and surrounding areas In the entertainment area and in the pre-filter area (so-called “Maximum Security Area”), which is specially demarcated and staffed, as well as in Piazza della Schießa and Piazza Enrico Berlinguer and in the areas located 50 (fifty) meters from the outdoor area within the In the above areas, from December 31, 2023, 5:00 p.m. to January 1, 2024, 6:00 a.m., it is prohibited to introduce, possess and carry any tools, objects or equipment, on foot or in vehicles that are bulky, blunt or potentially dangerous are, in particular: – drinks or food in glass or metal containers or other materials that may serve as a means of attack and disrupt public safety; – hiking sticks; – tripods for cameras and similar items; – Bicycles, scooters, drones, toys and remote-controlled devices; – Helmets and/or helmet bags; – pyrotechnic devices of any kind, including legal ones; – Pepper spray and other pungent substances; 3. Specific prohibitions for the show area during their performance In the entertainment area and in the specially demarcated and guarded pre-filter area (so-called “maximum security area”) as well as in the Piazza della Schießa and the Piazza Enrico Berlinguer, entry is prohibited: – with strollers, if applicable, special conditions apply to gatherings; – of animals, even if they are kept on a leash; – with other potentially dangerous objects. In the entertainment sector, it is also prohibited for commercial retail sellers in the private and public sectors, for artisanal food laboratories with associated beverage sales activities, as well as for operators, including laypeople, who carry out sales and administration on a temporary basis. At events, the use of tables and chairs that are outside is prohibited in the respective rooms, even if they are enclosed in pavilions or outdoor structures, are not permitted. Photo G. Pipita taken from the City of Crotone Facebook page