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How are you ending 2021? Everyone expected that December 31st of this year would be different from last year, but the year has come to an end again amidst the corona virus. The special 8 o'clock news starts with the hope that in 2022, people will gather to hear the New Year's bell and wait for the new year. As I said, most of the events held at this time of the year have been canceled this year due to the corona virus. Stores will have to close after a while, but we'll connect our reporters outside.



Reporter Suho Suwon, it feels colder since the end of the year because we have to go one step apart, but there still seem to be a lot of people on the street, right?



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Yes, I am on the street in Hongdae, Seoul, and the last day of the new year is slowly coming to an end in the strong cold that exceeds minus 7 degrees Celsius.



In front of Hongdae where I am, not as much as in previous years, but still, many people came out to the street.



I met many citizens here in person from 4 hours ago, and there were many people who hoped to restore the normal daily life that was taken away by Corona in the upcoming New Year.



[Kim Hye-jin/Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do: I hope that no one gets hurt and that it will be a healthy year.]



[Heo Jun-young/Gangseo-gu, Seoul: I wish I could take off the mask and take classes in the second year.]



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And the bell sound of Bosingak bell in Seoul to end the year and start the new year You can't hear it on the field again this year, right?



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Yes, due to the Corona situation last year, the annual New Year's Bell event at Bosingak in Seoul was canceled after 67 years.



Again this year, the city of Seoul will replace the event online.



The pre-recorded video of the bell is released through the Internet, with the participation of 10 citizen representatives, including Tokyo Olympic archery gold medalist Ansan, as well as Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon.



As there is no on-site belling event, there are no extended Seoul buses and subways tonight, and there is no road traffic control around Bosingak.



In order to prevent the spread of the corona virus, there are no events to celebrate the sunrise across the country.



In the case of Seoul, 19 sunrise events that were held at Seonyudo Park and Seonyugyo did not take place this year as in last year, and most local governments such as Busan and Daegu either canceled or replaced them with online events.



(Video coverage: Park Young-il, video editing: Park Ji-in, on-site moderator: Compilation-hyung)