A security guard wears a mouth-nose protection with the inscription "Happy New Year 2021" on the sidelines of the ZDF New Year's Eve show "Welcome 2021" on New Year's Day.

Fireworks are set off at the Brandenburg Gate on New Year's Eve during the ZDF New Year's Eve show "Welcome 2021". Germany's biggest New Year's Eve party in Berlin at the Brandenburg Gate is canceled this year due to corona.

Hermannplatz in Neukölln is almost deserted at the turn of the year. It was one of the firecracker ban zones in the city.

A small fireworks display can be seen on the Oberbaumbrücke. In contrast to the past turn of the year, very few fireworks were set off.