Nations Worldwide Ring In 2024 With Stunning Fireworks Displays
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Happy 2024! As is the case each year, countries worldwide welcomed the New Year with dazzling fireworks shows. Here are some spectacular displays that lit up the skies at midnight on December 31, 2023.
Sydney, Australia
Sydney has earned the reputation as the "New Year's Eve Capital of the World" due to its elaborate fireworks. The annual celebration features two shows. The first, an eight-minute-long display at 9:00 pm, is for families with young kids.
The second magnificent spectacle takes place at midnight. This year, it featured 7,000 colorful fireworks, 6,000 shooting effects, 13,000 aerial shells, and over 75,000 pyrotechnic effects. Over a million people gathered at the Sydney Harbour Bridge to witness the impressive 12-minute display.
Hong Kong, China
Hong Kong's first New Year's Eve fireworks display since 2018 was touted as the "biggest ever" in the city's history. The 12-minute-long musical extravaganza was themed "New Year, New Legend." It depicted the changing seasons and the beauty of nature through colorful fireworks. The thousands of spectators gathered along Victoria Harbor were also treated to lighting effects and pyrotechnics set off from the rooftops of some of Hong Kong's tallest buildings.
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Abu Dhabi welcomed 2024 with a mind-boggling 40-minute fireworks show. It set three world records for quantity, time, and shape. An additional record was achieved by a 20-minute-long show featuring 5,000 drones painting artistic images. Visitors were also treated to the region's largest-ever laser show.
London, England
London ushered in the New Year with a 13-minute fireworks display off the banks of the River Thames. The exciting event was seen live by 100,000 people and millions more worldwide. It began against the backdrop of 12 powerful chimes from the city's iconic Big Ben and a stunning drone show. The illuminations, set off from the London Eye and barges moored in the river, featured over 12,000 fireworks. They were accompanied by a varied soundtrack of songs and voice-over clips.
Happy New(s) Year!
Resources: BBC.com, theguardian.com, CNN.com, CBSnews.com
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16 Comments
zotuluvutewy9 monthssuper cool that's it's 2024! i enjoyed the new year with my friend!! anyway whats ur new year's resolution?
prttyari10 monthsi can't belive it's 2024 ! :OO fr time pasts fast
footballer2210 monthswish I was at every single one of those
liamao091911 monthscool
tyler_paisley411 monthsHAPPY NEW YEAR YALL!! hope the new year brought a fabulous new you! ✨🎊🎉. Everyone make sure to have a New Years Resolution! Lol 😁
vivienbiloveyou11 monthsHAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE 🎊🥂
davidschaapman11 monthsthat music lol and this is so cool all the fire works
singularity_4211 monthspretty
shortwave11 monthsnice
cupep11 monthsi <3 new year because i get to stay up late- footballer2210 monthsunless i have something important the next day, my parents let me stay up however late I want
- nerejolo-16941819696911 monthsnice:]
