{"id":244258,"date":"2020-01-01T16:48:41","date_gmt":"2020-01-01T11:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=244258"},"modified":"2020-01-01T16:48:41","modified_gmt":"2020-01-01T11:48:41","slug":"the-biggest-and-baddest-new-years-eve-fireworks-worldwide-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/the-biggest-and-baddest-new-years-eve-fireworks-worldwide-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"The Biggest and Baddest New Year&#8217;s Eve Fireworks Worldwide [Videos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s an annual tradition in big cities to ring in the New Year with fireworks. Amid all these elaborate these fireworks some cities go a step further with elaborate displays. That&#8217;s when it gets hard to narrow down the top New Year&#8217;s Eve fireworks celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>These displays aren&#8217;t limited to fireworks. The usual top New Year&#8217;s Eve fireworks celebrations are paired with incredible digital artwork on landmarks and light shows.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/14-people-injured-in-karachi-due-to-aerial-firing-on-new-years-eve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">14 People Injured in Karachi Due to Aerial Firing on New Year&#8217;s Eve<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>So let&#8217;s try and narrow down this year&#8217;s top 5, with some honorable mentions.<\/p>\n<h3>Shanghai, China<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In Shanghai, revelers welcomed in the new year with a drone display forming various shapes and patterns against the night sky over the Huangpu River <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wq7AvkkIpI\">https:\/\/t.co\/wq7AvkkIpI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XKECtdnAVY\">pic.twitter.com\/XKECtdnAVY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The New York Times (@nytimes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nytimes\/status\/1212156518193340416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Shanghai is China&#8217;s biggest city and this year they had the best New Year&#8217;s Eve celebration. China swapped traditional fireworks with an elaborate drone display. That really knocked the ball out of the ballpark. It&#8217;s like we&#8217;ve been doing it all wrong this whole time.<\/p>\n<p>With global warming rising, perhaps these drone displays are a far greener option compared to fireworks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>New York City, United States<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">VIDEO:  A packed Times Square in New York celebrates the annual New Year&#39;s ball drop to welcome in 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QlQv0uPlNv\">pic.twitter.com\/QlQv0uPlNv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; AFP News Agency (@AFP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AFP\/status\/1212259784780468224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Speaking of global warming, NYC decided to let &#8216;climate change combatants, high school science teachers and students&#8217; drop the ball this New Year&#8217;s Eve. Stilled didn&#8217;t go easy on the confetti and fireworks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Celebrating New Years in New York&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NewYearsEve2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NewYearsEve2019<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NewYork?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NewYork<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/brooklynbridge?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#brooklynbridge<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Fireworks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Fireworks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZHnz5JVTsB\">pic.twitter.com\/ZHnz5JVTsB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maz (@Mazobrien23) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mazobrien23\/status\/1212257326712938498?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another political statement was that NYC&#8217;s Time Square was transformed into &#8216;<em>the safest place on Earth<\/em>&#8216; for the New Year&#8217;s celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>There were numerous security measures in place with steps of screening, from magnetometers to explosive vapor canines.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>London, United Kingdom<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hello 2020: The U.K. ushers in the new year with a spectacular fireworks display over the River Thames in London.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RMwPMiyGfp\">pic.twitter.com\/RMwPMiyGfp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Watford Herts News Matters \u2b50 (@WatfordLondon) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WatfordLondon\/status\/1212165059822178304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>London used New Year&#8217;s Eve to promote <strong><em>Euro 2020<\/em><\/strong>. The roar of football anthems such as <strong><em>Three Lions<\/em><\/strong> made it obvious the country is excited about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/news\/2019-12-31\/londons-new-year-fireworks-display-to-look-ahead-to-euro-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">hosting the football tournament<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan had promised the &#8216;best display the capital has ever seen&#8217;. It featured music from Stormzy, Wiley, and Bastille. It looked like the city&#8217;s Mayor Saqib Khan&#8217;s attempt to restore the city&#8217;s inclusive and open image amid all that &#8216;Brexit chatter&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>One thing didn&#8217;t change at all, and that was the explosive firework display.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Dubai, United Arab Emirates<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2020 IN THE UAE: A stunning light show shined from Dubai&#39;s Burj Khalifa tower as fireworks sparkled in the night sky to welcome in the New Year.\u2728<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IyzB8U4fPC\">https:\/\/t.co\/IyzB8U4fPC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9zzU5huGb3\">pic.twitter.com\/9zzU5huGb3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; CBS News (@CBSNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBSNews\/status\/1212156455496945665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Dubai really took advantage of the &#8216;world&#8217;s tallest building,&#8217; lighting up the Burj Khalifa as the fireworks illuminated the sky overhead.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/biggest-hollywood-movies-for-2020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Biggest Hollywood Movies for 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Sydney, Australia<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Spectacular fireworks display welcomes in 2020 at Sydney Harbour. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HappyNewYear?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HappyNewYear<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fuALPL6mub\">pic.twitter.com\/fuALPL6mub<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; China Xinhua News (@XHNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/XHNews\/status\/1212053846886891521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 31, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-australia-50951043\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">tragic bush fires<\/a> across the country, Sydney showed the world Australia will just get back up and party with a new decade ahead.<\/p>\n<p>There was a petition to cancel the event out of respect for fire victims which gathered 280,000 signatures. While fireworks were canceled in the Australian capital, Canberra, and Sydney&#8217;s western suburbs. The main city went ahead with the display.<\/p>\n<p>Sydney has always been in the top New Year&#8217;s Eve fireworks celebrations, and earn on average\u00a0 130 million Australian dollars. It was argued the money will only help those impacted by the fires.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s an annual tradition in big cities to ring in the New Year with fireworks. Amid all these elaborate these fireworks some cities go a step further with elaborate displays. That&#8217;s when it gets hard to narrow down the top New Year&#8217;s Eve fireworks celebrations. These displays aren&#8217;t limited to fireworks. 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