7. Fireworks explode behind the
Quadriga Statue, Brandenburg Gate
in Berlin, Germany on New Year’s
Eve 2013
Fireworks light up London’s Big Ben,
New Year’s Eve 2013
11. Fireworks explode over the Singapore Financial district to mark the start of new year, 2013
12. Fireworks explode over the Singapore Financial district to mark the start of new year, 2013
13. Sand sculpture by Indian sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik, at Puri Beach, Bhuvaneshwar, India
14. Fireworks on display at the Merdeka
Square during New Year celebrations
in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Fireworks burst in the sky
near Malaysia’s landmark
Petronas Twin Towers
15. Fireworks on display at the Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City, Manila, Philipines
18. Fireworks explode near to a lighthouse at Kap Arkona on the German Island of Ruegen (in the Baltic Sea)
19. The London Eye is lit up during New Year celebrations, 2013
20. Fireworks explode besides Vienna’s Giant Ferris Wheel (Weiner Riesenrad) during New Year
celebrations, 2013
21. Fireworks light up the sky over the Elbe river, Dresden, East Germany during New Year celebrations, 2013
22. Fireworks explode over the ancient Parthenon temple on the
Acropolis Hill, Athens, Greece, NYE 2013
Fireworks light up the ancient Colisseum in central Rome’s via dei Fori, NYE 2013
23. People watch New Year's fireworks near the Shwe Da Gon pagoda at Kandawgyi Lake in
Yangon for the city's first public countdown to the New Year and fireworks
24. Fireworks explode over St. Basil's Cathedral in Red Square during New Year's celebrations in
Moscow, Russia.
25. The skyline at Wroclaw Market Square during New Year celebrations in Wroclaw, Poland.
26. Fireworks explode above the statue of King Carol I in downtown Bucharest, Romania, during
celebrations for the New Year
37. Chinese elders apply eyelids to a newly
made lotus dragon during a blessing on the
eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the
Snake in the streets of China town in
Manila on February 9, 2013.
Fireworks light up a
residential area during the
Eve of Chinese New Year in
Beijing Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013
38. Firecrackers explode as dragon dancers perform in front of Chinese business establishment on the eve of
Chinese New Year celebration Saturday Feb. 9, 2013 at Manila's Chinatown district of Binondo in
Manila, Philippines
39. Performers take part in a dragon dance in the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Snake in China
town in Manila on February 9, 2013
40. Performers take part in a dragon dance with the lotus dragon, in the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year
of the Snake in China town in Manila on February 9, 2013
41. An assistant shop clerk displays newly unveiled gold
snake for sale ahead of the upcoming Chinese lunar
new year, the year of the Snake, at a jewelry shop in
Hong Kong
Performers perform
a lion dance (front)
and a dragon dance
on the eve of the
Chinese Lunar New
Year of the Snake,
in China town in
Manila on February
9, 2013
42. The Dragon Dance is usually performed during the Chinese New Year to bring in good luck and
prosperity as billions of Chinese world wide celebrate Lunar New Year of the Snake on February 10, 2013
43. Performers perform a lion dance (front) and a dragon dance on the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year
of the Snake, in China town in Manila on February 9, 2013
44. Firecrackers explode as dragon dancers perform in front of paying Chinese business establishment on the eve of Chinese
New Year celebrations Saturday Feb. 9, 2013 at Manila's Chinatown district of Binondo, Philippines
