New Year S Eve Around The World

From new zealand to new york city crowds have gathered to ring in the new year and the start of a new decade.

New year s eve around the world. In turkey it s considered good luck to sprinkle salt on your doorstep as soon as the clock strikes midnight on new year s day. But different countries around the world ring in the new year with unique cultural traditions. Some of these traditions are crazier than others but in a good way.

New year s eve is a practically universal holiday that s often celebrated with fireworks parties and a toast to a happy and healthy year to come. Like many other new year s eve traditions around the globe this one is said to promote both peace and prosperity throughout the new year. Dubai loves setting records so the new year fireworks are launched from the burj khalifa the tallest skyscrapers in the world and the display is more magnificent every year.

And the world in photos. The festivities began in the city. The new year s eve display at the 828 meter tall 2 716 foot tall skyscraper is just one of seven different fireworks shows across the emirate.

The times can be changed to any time zone by clicking on the icon in the first column. You might even find that you ll want to incorporate some of these ideas in your 2016 new year. On new year s eve on the u s.

A round 100 000 visitors were expected to attend the event according to organisers who billed the celebrations as the uk s biggest new year s eve street party. Rongali bihu is the most popular. East coast here s how events have been unfolding around the u s.

If you thought that your country s new year s celebrations were the norm just wait until you check out the following infographic. Above is a chronological list of when the world s different countries arrive at midnight on new year s eve and enter january 1 2021. It s celebrated in mid april on the first day of the hindu solar calendar.