Fireworks are used to celebrate the new year around the world.
Which countries have the best displays?
According to Australian musician and songwriter Ash Almond, the Top 10 fireworks displays worldwide are in London, Sydney, Taipei, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, New York, Berlin, Dubai, Hong Kong and Beijing.
In China, fireworks are used to drive away (1) , according to the website ChineseNewYears.info. Right after midnight on New Year’s Eve, fireworks are set off. It is believed that the person who (2) the first firework of the new year will have good luck.
The Best New Year Fireworks in the World
Dubai is hosting an (3) fireworks display from Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building. The event will also be live-streamed on MyDubaiNewYear.com, offering visitors the choice between three camera (4) , reports the Khaleej Times.
Fireworks by Grucci will feature a (5) display at Atlantis, the Palm Hotel and Resort in Dubai. The company plans to spell “Atlantis” in the sky with fireworks. It will use the reflections of the fireworks in the water to (6) the display.
“One of their ideas is to create a (7) red carpet, which will light up the sky as well as reflect in the water below,” wrote the Khaleej Times.
Berlin is celebrating the new year with a festive open-air party at the Brandenburg Gate. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend. There will be an international program of live music, light and (8) shows, and plenty of food and drink.
“The spectacular fireworks display starts at midnight on the dot,” reports the website VisitBerlin.de.
Finally, more than a million (9) are expected at Times Square in New York on New Year’s Eve. They will take part in the 109-year-old tradition of watching the (10) ball drop from atop One Times Square.
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3 behavior
4 personal
5 senders
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8 anniversary
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