The Italian resistance came out in full force on New Year’s Eve. Two days before it was time to ring in 2022, Mayor Gaetano Manfredi banned fireworks due to COVID-19. Shooting off “barrels” is a popular tradition, and Manfredi used the fear of increased hospitalizations to control Naples residents. Italy 24 News reported on the … Continue reading Mayor Gaetano Manfredi of Naples, Italy Banned Fireworks for New Year’s Eve; Watch the Defiant Response From Neapolitans