Cynetia/Events

A list of the major events and festivals that occur in Cynetia.
== Cynetian National New Year's Celebration ==
The Cynetian National New Year's Celebration is a televised and in-person nationwide celebration spanning several cities. It was originally the "Cynetian New Year's Celebration" exclusively held in Drivore since 1928. In 1999, an idea was approved to put it on television across several major cities. Matoria City, Rift City, Kindport, and Reservotar held celebrations along with Drivore.
=== Event Summary ===
Every city includes fireworks displays, large digital clocks, festivities, and large screens displaying the televised event. Concerts from mainly Cynetian artists, sometimes from elsewhere, are held in Drivore along with a New Year's / End of Christmas Parade before the main celebration,
=== Cities ===
Flag	City 	Date Introduced 	Notes
 	Drivore 	1928-1929 / 1999-2000	Originally the only city where the celebration took place. Other cities were introduced in 1999, long after it was played on television in 1960.
 	Matoria City	1999-2000 	
 	Rift City 	1999-2000 	
 	Kindport 	1999-2000 	
 	Reservotar 	1999-2000 	Because the size of the city was minor compared to the other cities introduced, and worries of potential tourism destroying historical sites, the vote to have Reservotar participate was very mixed.
 	Grand Rivers	2002-2003 	
 	Riverbend 	2005-2006 	Reaction in the Riverbend city council was mixed due to money worries. The city originally declined in 2002-2004. Eventually, the idea that it would increase tourism was proposed and Riverbend was approved.
 	Riverton 	2010-2011 	
 	Invetie 	2016-2017 	
 	Wallosia 	2021-2022 	
==== Proposed Cities ====
* Taxí - Taxí participating in the celebration had been an idea since 2009. They declined several times, stating that due to the small size of the city, they can't handle such an event.
=== Notable Events ===
* year -
* 1999 - After the countdown finished, large neon signs lifted up in all five cities. "2" in Matoria City, 0s in Rift City, Kindport, and Reservotar, and an outline of Cynetia in Drivore. Also in Drivore, Cynetian flags were shot into the crowd and many took them home.
* 2002 - To celebrate the addition of Grand Rivers to the program,
* 2009 - A one minute screening depicting several actions by old Cynetian natives, such as canoeing and fishing, was displayed in Reservotar. It ended with a spoken/visual message: "(Translated from Cynetian) They fought for us. They built us up. Celebrate the natives. They gave us the privileges and honors we have going into 2010."
==== Incidents and Controversies ====
The celebration has had a number of controversies. After performing in 2016, Panari Ravaye (known as "Pairava") said "I love the Cynetian people, but it seems like every year, this celebration has another dumb controversy."
* 1953 - Heavy rainstorms occurred all day on December 31st. The streets were minorly flooded during the celebration.
* 1964 - Boresh Gingham took to the stage, the first time a major politician participated in the celebration. After making a speech about his presidency and the upcoming new year, he was booed off.
* 1990 - Freak winds disrupted stands and bystanders during the celebration.
* 2001 - The large digital clock in Matoria City mysteriously turned off at 11:59:52. The countdown continued and it turned back on at 11:59:58. It was found to be a technical power issue that was fixed very quickly.
* 2022 - Heavy rainstorms occurred in Drivore, Riverton, and Wallosia as the sun set on December 31st, and it continued into 2023.
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