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To the cheers of a million people fell in New York's famous crystal ball at midnight in Times Square. At midnight, U.S. pop star Lady Gaga and Mayor Michael Bloomberg made after a more than 100 years old tradition is a huge, brightly colored iridescent crystal ball down from the roof of the building with number one. A button, the ball fell, while confetti rained onto the pitch and shine like fireworks the sky over Manhattan was.
While a dense cloud of confetti rained on the crowd, hundreds of thousands voted in Times Square and the surrounding canyons of the Sinatra song "New York, New York" on. The visitors in the side streets watching the goings on giant screens in the square. At midnight, they joined the jubilant welcome in 2012 with. Previously had been more beside Lady Gaga stars, including the Canadian teen swarm Justin Bieber, feeling cared for.
Oversized silver mask
"It is so incredible here," Lady Gaga taken breathed into the microphone. Mayor Michael Bloomberg had invited the New York pop singer for the New Year's Eve party to be in the stands. Gaga was wearing a tight bright silver evening dress with rhinestone spaghetti straps. Her face was covered with an oversized silver mask.
According to the city, the New Year's Eve party stretched back more than 17 city blocks in Manhattan's theater district. On the streets of firecrackers were banned as well as champagne or mulled wine. But the weather had mercy: the temperatures were in the night at about ten degrees Celsius. Fearing terrorist attacks back thousands of police were deployed in Times Square. After the ceremony came Occupy activists back to the place near Wall Street, the city had to be cleared in November.
The world's major cities to welcome the New Year
In Japan, the people celebrated with bells after a year of terrible natural and nuclear disasters, the beginning of the "Year of the Dragon". Million visitors poured into the New Year's night in the temples and shrines of the island kingdom, to ask the gods for blessings and better times. At midnight rang out across the country for miles heard the bells 108 times the sanctuaries. They should sell the 108 desires of the people or the 108 evils of the old year. In the afternoon, but the city of Tokyo was hit by a major earthquake.
To the cheers of a million people fell in New York's famous crystal ball at midnight in Times Square. At midnight, U.S. pop star Lady Gaga and Mayor Michael Bloomberg made after a more than 100 years old tradition is a huge, brightly colored iridescent crystal ball down from the roof of the building with number one. A button, the ball fell, while confetti rained onto the pitch and shine like fireworks the sky over Manhattan was.
While a dense cloud of confetti rained on the crowd, hundreds of thousands voted in Times Square and the surrounding canyons of the Sinatra song "New York, New York" on. The visitors in the side streets watching the goings on giant screens in the square. At midnight, they joined the jubilant welcome in 2012 with. Previously had been more beside Lady Gaga stars, including the Canadian teen swarm Justin Bieber, feeling cared for.
Oversized silver mask
"It is so incredible here," Lady Gaga taken breathed into the microphone. Mayor Michael Bloomberg had invited the New York pop singer for the New Year's Eve party to be in the stands. Gaga was wearing a tight bright silver evening dress with rhinestone spaghetti straps. Her face was covered with an oversized silver mask.
According to the city, the New Year's Eve party stretched back more than 17 city blocks in Manhattan's theater district. On the streets of firecrackers were banned as well as champagne or mulled wine. But the weather had mercy: the temperatures were in the night at about ten degrees Celsius. Fearing terrorist attacks back thousands of police were deployed in Times Square. After the ceremony came Occupy activists back to the place near Wall Street, the city had to be cleared in November.
The world's major cities to welcome the New Year
In Japan, the people celebrated with bells after a year of terrible natural and nuclear disasters, the beginning of the "Year of the Dragon". Million visitors poured into the New Year's night in the temples and shrines of the island kingdom, to ask the gods for blessings and better times. At midnight rang out across the country for miles heard the bells 108 times the sanctuaries. They should sell the 108 desires of the people or the 108 evils of the old year. In the afternoon, but the city of Tokyo was hit by a major earthquake.
Beijing welcomed the new year with a countdown at the Temple of Heaven. The final seconds of the year 2011 were projected at the end of a laser show at the 600-year-old landmark of the Chinese capital. The Beijing citizens, however, were not invited because the Chinesecommunist leadership feared any accumulation of masses as incalculable security risk. Only a few invited guests were allowed to be present at temperatures just below zero degrees.
London has the largest New Year's Eve party at the River Thames, near the London Eye and Big Ben. The ten-minute fireworks displayaccompanied by music from the vicinity were around 250 000 viewers see - who wanted a place, had to be there early.
Thousands of rockets in Rio
Beijing welcomed the new year with a countdown at the Temple of Heaven. The final seconds of the year 2011 were projected at the end of a laser show at the 600-year-old landmark of the Chinese capital. The Beijing citizens, however, were not invited because the Chinesecommunist leadership feared any accumulation of masses as incalculable security risk. Only a few invited guests were allowed to be present at temperatures just below zero degrees.
London has the largest New Year's Eve party at the River Thames, near the London Eye and Big Ben. The ten-minute fireworks displayaccompanied by music from the vicinity were around 250 000 viewers see - who wanted a place, had to be there early.
Thousands of rockets in Rio
In Paris, 360 000 people gathered on the Champs-Elysees boulevard and around the Eiffel Tower. The police had a large contingent of 60 000 security guards and paramedics in action, but also incidents were not initially known.
Many hours earlier celebrated introduced millions of people in the Pacific, Australia and Asia for the year. In the Australian metropolisSydney stroke of midnight a colorful, gigantic fireworks were detonated over the harbor. More than 1.5 million people marveled at the twelve-minute spectacle.
Carnival mood also under Sugar Loaf: In Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach to have up to two million people with samba music and fireworks greeted the new year. Despite rain, the people celebrated omitted on the beach with a spectacular backdrop. From eleven inthe Atlantic bay of Rio floating pontoons from thousands of rockets were fired into the sky. In the bay many cruise ships lay with festive lights, and the passengers watched from the 16-minute spectacle on the night of Sunday Lake.
Many hours earlier celebrated introduced millions of people in the Pacific, Australia and Asia for the year. In the Australian metropolisSydney stroke of midnight a colorful, gigantic fireworks were detonated over the harbor. More than 1.5 million people marveled at the twelve-minute spectacle.
Carnival mood also under Sugar Loaf: In Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana beach to have up to two million people with samba music and fireworks greeted the new year. Despite rain, the people celebrated omitted on the beach with a spectacular backdrop. From eleven inthe Atlantic bay of Rio floating pontoons from thousands of rockets were fired into the sky. In the bay many cruise ships lay with festive lights, and the passengers watched from the 16-minute spectacle on the night of Sunday Lake.
