The New Year Fireworks and Countdown celebration is one of the premier and most anticipated events of the year. Millions are celebrating the end of 2014 and ushering in 2015.
Before ending the 2014, we can say goodbye to this year and say hello to the next. Millions of people in many corners of the globe are ushering in the new year with parties and fireworks.
Get ready to party away the outgoing year and ring in the new one with a bang! Fireworks extravaganzas launched minutes before the 12 o'clock, shorter and smaller in scope, the pyrotechnics were still a dazzling spectacle with a superb atmosphere.
Here in the Philippines, New Year coundown and welcoming the year 2015 is amazingly celebrating with a bang !
This amateur video taken from one of the tallest building in Metro Manila, looing over Makati City, Mandaluyong City and other areas in Manila.
Annie Colbert wrote at Mashable:
"Sorry, New York, Sydney and London — Manila’s fireworks dominated New Year’s Eve celebrations.
Colorful explosions blasted in every corner of the Philippines’ capital city as revelers set off fireworks to celebrate 2015. Footage shot from a central skyscraper shows the vibrant, deafening and quite dangerous chaos of the festivities."
"Indeed, nobody does it like Metro Manila. The entire city always experience total anarchy every New Year. Yes, the celebration is definitely fun and unforgettable. But it comes with a cost. After the celebration, there are several hundreds of fireworks related accidents. Huge fires that destroyed homes and properties, hundreds of amputations mostly on kids. Not to mention the airport having to be shut down and all flights cancelled due to thick smoke. If you’re not used to it, you’ll definitely think the entire place sounds like a freaking warzone, except that all people are having fun. That’s a typical New Year’s Eve celebration in Manila!"
Here are more New Year Celebration in some other countries.
Annie Colbert wrote at Mashable:
"Sorry, New York, Sydney and London — Manila’s fireworks dominated New Year’s Eve celebrations.Colorful explosions blasted in every corner of the Philippines’ capital city as revelers set off fireworks to celebrate 2015. Footage shot from a central skyscraper shows the vibrant, deafening and quite dangerous chaos of the festivities."
Here are more New Year Celebration in some other countries.
Happy New Year Philippines!
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| People look at fireworks during a New Year Celebration in Manila on January 1, 2015. The Philippines is mainly Roman Catholic but the celebrations draw on ancient superstitions and Chinese traditions in which the noise from firecrackers is meant to drive away evil spirits and bring good luck in the coming year. Philippine authorities said more than 260 people had been injured by fireworks, firecrackers or stray bullets in the days leading up to New Year's Eve. AFP |
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| A floating installation of 25,000 wishing spheres line the Marina Bay in the backdrop of the city's financial district ahead of the New Year's Day countdown celebrations in Singapore December 31, 2014. People penned their New Year wishes on these spheres throughout December to be placed in the waters as part of the New Year Day celebrations, marking the city-state's 50th year of independence. Reuters |
Happy New Year China!
Chinese people celebrate the New Year in front of the National Stadium illuminated with lights and words "year 2015" during a new year's countdown event in Beijing, China Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. AP
Happy New Year Japan!
People release balloons to celebrate the New Year during an annual countdown ceremony in Tokyo on January 1, 2015. Some 2,000 guests of the Prince Park Tower Tokyo released the balloons in the air, carrying with their new year wishes. AFP
Happy New Year North and South Korea!
South Koreans gather during the welcoming ceremony of the New Year at Imjingak peace park in the border city of Paju near the Demilitarized zone dividing the two Koreas on January 1, 2015. In a New Year's message, South Korean President Park Geun-Hye called on the military to maintain its readiness, saying robust security is a must to lay the groundwork for potential unification with North Korea. AFP
South Korean participants strike a huge traditional bell to welcome the New Year at Imjingak peace park in the border city of Paju near the Demilitarized zone dividing the two Koreas on January 1, 2015. In a New Year's message, South Korean President Park Geun-Hye called on the military to maintain its readiness, saying robust security is a must to lay the groundwork for potential unification with North Korea. AFP
And this picture I admire.
And this picture I admire.
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| A woman prays during New Year celebrations at Jogye Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. |
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