العالم يحتفل بالعام الجديد

شهد عدد من بلدان العالم احتفالات صاخبة بالعام الجديد، حيث أطلق المنظمون الألعاب النارية بأشكال مختلفة، وتحتفل الدول بالمناسبة كل حسب تقاليده وفي مواعيد مختلفة بسبب اختلاف التوقيت.

شارك الملايين باحتفالات دخول العام الميلادي الجديد بمشاهدة الألعاب النارية التقليدية (هونج كونج)

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A breathtaking display of fireworks lit up London's night sky as huge crowds descended on the Capital for the arrival of 2015.

Revellers watched on as a giant clock, illuminated on the side of London's Shard skyscraper, counted down to midnight triggering wild celebrations across Britain.

The New Year started with a bang as an explosion of light from some 12,000 fireworks - weighing a combined 15 tons - filled the sky above London's South Bank - including spectacular blasts from the frame of the London Eye.

The 11-minute display, which is said to have cost £1.8million and was accompanied by an electronic soundtrack, featured a poignant commemoration of the centenary of the First World War with bursts of red fireworks representing poppies.

It comes as millions around the world have welcomed in 2015 with a series of spectacular fireworks displays

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Spectacular: The London Eye explodes with light as a massive display of 15 tons of fireworks helps usher in the New Year in central London

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A breathtaking display of fireworks lit up London's night sky tonight as hundreds of thousands descended on the Capital for the arrival of 2015

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The sky above Big Ben in central London turns red as thousands of fireworks are set off during a spectacular £1.8million display tonight

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Fireworks explode above 'Big Ben' during the New Year celebrations in central London just after midnight

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The New Year started with a bang as an explosion of light from some 12,000 fireworks - weighing a combined 15 tons - filled the sky above London's South Bank

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The sparkling display featured 12,000 fireworks. Crowds of hundreds of thousands lined the River Thames

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Unlike last year, when about 500,000 people crammed into part of the city to view the display, just 100,000 paying ticket holders were permitted to watch the city’s annual celebration from a fenced-off area at a cost of £10 per ticket

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Ringing in the New Year: Big Ben's chimes signalled the start of a massive firework display that drew gasps among the thousands watching

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The 11-minute display featured a poignant commemoration of the centenary of the First World War with bursts of red fireworks representing poppies

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Fireworks explode around the Houses of Parliament and the London Eye in a dazzling display

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Selfie time: Revellers use their mobile phones to capture the stunning fireworks bonanza. A woman even turns her back on the display momentously to take a selfie

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Although 100,000 saw the display from the official viewing areas, many more saw it from other parts of the Capital

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Revellers lined the River Thames for a fireworks display timed to the midnight bongs of Big Ben, Parliament's famous bell

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This was the view towards the London Eye from RAF Memorial on Victoria Embankment. This year a ticket system was introduced to limit the numbers of people at the prime viewing sites to 100,000

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Services braced themselves for a busy night, with London Ambulance Service expecting up to 600 calls an hour

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Breathtaking: Minutes after the dazzling display (pictured), Prime Minister David Cameron tweeted: 'Happy New Year'

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Big Ben is lit up in an explosion of red light from fireworks blasting into the night sky behind

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The London display was counted in by a 10-minute digital countdown on The Shard's western facade, followed by lighting comprised of searchlights, strobes, and a 2015 numeric graphic

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Big bang: Smoke drifts across the surface of the River Thames as fireworks rocket out from the frame of the London Eye

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Atmospheric: The sky glows red as fireworks blast in to the night along the South Bank behind London's Shard skyscraper

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The London ticketing scheme was brought in following consultation with the Metropolitan Police, emergency services, and local authorities, to help manage crowd numbers which have been growing each year