First of all, before getting down to business, let's go back to the little story about the origin of the New Year and its celebration around the world: our French origins go back to New Year's Eve 1isborn in Rome and died in the same city on December 31, 335 where this Roman Bishop acceded to the episcopate on January 31, 314. Since then, people stay up until midnight to celebrate the transition to the New Year, on the evening of December 31 by virtue of the last day of the year of the Gregorian calendar, the day chosen by the Catholic Church to celebrate this pope.
Like every year, many of them will choose to have a New Year's Eve at home to celebrate the transition to the year 2025. Some cooks will start cooking, others will choose to turn to caterers to decorate the tables, or even frozen products. “There will be ten of us at home,” confides Thérèse, “and we have chosen to turn to the caterer. The caterer from Place Padua, André Baldacci, offered us a fairly varied and eclectic list of products; so, and everyone will have their own menu and flavors! “. “For our part, it will be frozen dishes that we will only have to put in the oven from the starter to the log,” adds Antoinette.
Most of the city's restaurants will be closed on this occasion, or will not offer specific menus like “Le 24” which emphasizes its cozy and chic atmosphere, conducive to one-on-ones and couples' meetings. for a memorable evening, in all simplicity with “a tapas evening, accompanied by cocktails and wines which the younger generation is very fond of; DJ Olivier, on the entertainment side, will keep our customers dancing until the end of the night,” explains Philippe Dominici. For his part, André Brignole, manager of the “Trattoria”, indicates that his restaurant will be closed on this New Year's Eve night: “it is becoming too complicated to prepare a special menu, and then people are increasingly favoring the party over the home, for a cozy celebration. However, we will be open on 1is January all day.”
For an exceptional event, therefore, exceptional measures, since the establishments will be open all night until dawn, and more precisely until 5 a.m. However, it is recommended not to abuse alcohol or to have a sober driver, to compensate for the dangers they represent while driving, knowing that, for your safety, there will be many police checks at night. from December 31 to 1is January !
All the city's bars in tune will, however, be dressed to the nines! From the Café Riche, via the Cyrnéa Bar, the Rex, the Café du Commerce, the Trésor, La Coupole, Le Bip's and even the Bar de la Place, will welcome revelers all night long: “We have planned a cold buffet for the Cyrnéa Bar, plates of mini tartlets, quiches, savory muffins, dips to accompany bread and other sweets with dancing evening, at the welcoming Cyrnéa Village hosted by a DJ, place of meeting of all the young people and students of the city”, explains our friendly host, so popular with young and old, Pascal Verduri.
For the very friendly Sébastien Balducchi of Café Riche, “there will be appetizers from 6 p.m. where we can start partying in moderation to arrive at least at wish time without having a headache.” he said with a little smirk. For the engaging and welcoming duo of Marc-André Libératore and Thibaut Salva from La Coupole, the same story: “We will offer toasts and tapas to customers at aperitif time, that is to say from 6 p.m.; then a DJ will liven up the evening from 10 p.m. until the end of the night and the champagne should flow freely.”
Also at the Rex bar, with its welcoming and stylish atmosphere, “everyone will be on deck to make this evening a total success, like every year. Exceptionally we will not offer catering, but we will offer appetizers throughout the evening which will be hosted by DJ PM,” says Antho Pietri, manager of the select establishment in the Paoline city. So there's no need to put the little ones on the big plates to enter the New Year and embark on a culinary and festive adventure! There will be festive dishes and stunning convivial preparations, to satisfy everyone's taste buds and tastes!
So, with the feast, its dinner organized in a festive and gourmet way, tasty in its simplicity, New Year's Eve which will be the opportunity to invite Bacchus to the festivities, will have its beauty kings and queens: don't we say that for To touch a man's heart, you must touch his stomach! Dress code requires everyone to step out of their comfort zone and wear a dazzling outfit combining comfort and style with its gradient colors, sequins and sequins where it will be fashionable to highlight your New Year's Eve look, and to show off your first tuxedo for boys through the Campus boutique. Simple elegance for young girls in bloom and sophistication for these ladies in tune with the event with this choice of fabric and materials, from the “Cindy Boutique” boutiques, Les frangines, “Gentleman” lingerie pieces, sparkling accessorization from “Tragulinu” and “Pauvre Diable”, the “Bijouterie Zuccarelli”, the pumps from “L’Adresse”, without forgetting, to complete this beauty from head to toe, the hairstyle, an essential element, to be the star of an evening, by enhancing our female smile with this final touch of glossy and shine and glitter right down to the tips of the nails with the manicure done by the young Emma of the “Maddà House” institute.
Decorations that underline and whisper elegance, glamor and beauty among the saraband of entertainment reaching at dawn between party favors and streamers, at the transition to the New Year; but not only because, it is for everyone, a magical meeting of this celebration of the past year and the joy of meeting the New Year!
On this occasion, Corse Net Infos sends you its warmest wishes for a year of health, happiness filled with opportunities and success by saying, “Pace è Salute”!
Gilda Emmanuelli and Mario Grazi