Fairies for good luck

New Year’s shopping in Vienna under police protection this year

After Christmas is before New Year's Eve: New Year's stalls can be found on almost every corner in Vienna's city center. From classic lucky charms such as lucky pigs, chimney sweeps and horseshoes, there are also numerous new ones. Most popular with the younger generation: unicorns, gnomes, elves and even fairies!

The Silver Easter business is booming: the stall operators in Vienna's shopping streets are well stocked with lucky charms. Numerous passers-by stroll through the alleyways. Among them, police officers in riot gear can be seen time and again.

Is the current terror alert level dampening New Year's Eve happiness? Among other things, krone.tv spoke to stall owner Wilfred Stöger about this. 

Watch the whole video above!