As of 2019, tradition appeared to be one of the main reasons for lighting fireworks on New Year's Eve in the Netherlands. The majority of people surveyed in early 2019 indicated that they lit fireworks on New Year's Eve because they considered it to be a nice tradition: close to 29 percent of survey respondents considered lighting fireworks to be a nice tradition, while around 13 percent considered it to be an important ritual to mark the beginning of a new year.
What were the main reasons that you or your family lit fireworks on New Year's Eve?*
*This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Wat was voor jou (of jouw gezin) de belangrijkste reden om de afgelopen jaarwisseling vuurwerk af te steken?" (English: "What were the main reasons that you (or your family) lit fireworks last New Year's Eve?")
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VeiligheidNL. (February 21, 2019). What were the main reasons that you or your family lit fireworks on New Year's Eve?* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087592/main-reasons-to-light-fireworks-on-new-years-eve-in-the-netherlands/
VeiligheidNL. "What were the main reasons that you or your family lit fireworks on New Year's Eve?*." Chart. February 21, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087592/main-reasons-to-light-fireworks-on-new-years-eve-in-the-netherlands/
VeiligheidNL. (2019). What were the main reasons that you or your family lit fireworks on New Year's Eve?*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087592/main-reasons-to-light-fireworks-on-new-years-eve-in-the-netherlands/
VeiligheidNL. "What Were The Main Reasons That You or Your Family Lit Fireworks on New Year's Eve?*." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087592/main-reasons-to-light-fireworks-on-new-years-eve-in-the-netherlands/
VeiligheidNL, What were the main reasons that you or your family lit fireworks on New Year's Eve?* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087592/main-reasons-to-light-fireworks-on-new-years-eve-in-the-netherlands/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
What were the main reasons that you or your family lit fireworks on New Year's Eve?* [Graph], VeiligheidNL, February 21, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1087592/main-reasons-to-light-fireworks-on-new-years-eve-in-the-netherlands/