World news about “New Year celebrations” published by euronews.
Nowruz celebrationsNowruz, meaning ‘New day’, was celebrated on Wednesday in several countries. This ancestral festival, which has been observed for more than 3,000 years… 20/03/2013
2013 festivities around the world The New Year has arrived and so, as the tradition goes, it has been greeted with smiles and good humour around Europe and the world. Once the night-time… 04/01/2013
Japan’s Emperor’s best wishes for 2013 – nocomment Japan’s Emperor Akihito greeted tens of thousands of Japanese citizens and foreign visitors at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo to ring in the New Year with his… 03/01/2013
New Year’s kisses in New York – nocomment Hundreds of thousands of revellers crowded into New York City’s Times Square to watch the crystal-covered ball make its annual descent, ringing in the start… 02/01/2013
New Year’s celebrations around the world – nocomment Thousands in Netherlands, Italy and Turkey celebrated the New Year, welcoming 2013 in a rather optimistic and hopeful atmosphere. 02/01/2013
China New Year countdown – nocomment China welcomes 2013. Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong celebrating the occasion. 01/01/2013
Happy new year 2013!Revellers write the number 2013 with sparklers during the Hogmanay (New Year) street party celebrations in Edinburgh, Scotland. REUTERS/David Moir 01/01/2013
Brazilians, the world wants to party with you!When asked what nationality would be the most fun to see the New Year in with, Brazilians ranked first in a survey conducted by social network Badoo.com… 28/12/2012
Jamel Ezzedini As euronews celebrates its 20th birthday, Jamal Ezzedini, a journalist with the Arabic service, tells how he covered the Arab Spring uprising in Tunisia… 28/12/2012
Aurora Velez As euronews celebrates its 20th anniversary, Aurora Velez, the producer of the programme ‘Learning World’ recounts a journey to interview a Cambodian orphan… 28/12/2012
Jon Davies As euronews celebrates its 20th anniversary, Jon Davies, a journalist with the English service, recounts how he was sent to Tehran to interview president… 28/12/2012
Kirsten Ripper As euronews celebrates its 20th anniversary, Kirsten Ripper, the head of the German service, remembers one of the first stories covered by the new… 28/12/2012
Luis Carballo As euronews celebrates its 20th anniversary Luis Carballo, a journalist with the Spanish service, remembers his trip to Egypt during the recent political… 28/12/2012
Christopher Cummins As euronews celebrates its 20th anniversary, Chris Cummins, a journalist with the English service, remembers a special gift he was given while reporting on a… 28/12/2012
Valérie Gauriat 28/12/2012
Wishing spheres set afloat for New Year in SingaporeOver 100 elderly people and youths from voluntary welfare organizations penned their New Year wishes onto wishing spheres before launching them into the… 18/12/2012
Norouz New Year in Persia Norouz, the Persian New Year, was celebrated this year on 21st March. In Tajikistan people celebrated with traditional music and parades. The day centres… 23/03/2012
Nowruz celebrations in Kabul – nocomment Tens of thousands of men, women and children gathered at Kabul’s Kart-e-Sakhi shrine before dawn to celebrate Nowruz, an ancient Persian festival marking the… 21/03/2012
Kurds clash with police in Turkey – nocomment On March 20, over 1,000 Kurds clashed with police in Turkey’s southeastern Batman Province on the eve of Nowruz, the Kurdish New Year. According to the … 21/03/2012
Turkish police clash with pro-Kurd demontrators – nocomment Turkish police used pepper spray and water canon to disperse hundreds of Kurds protesting in Istanbul. 19/03/2012
Tibetan monks exorcise evil for New Year – nocomment Tibetan monks staged the ‘ghost exorcising’ religious ritual in Beijing, China on Tuesday (February 21), on the even of the Tibetan New Year. 22/02/2012
Chinese New Year prayers – nocomment Thousands celebrated the start of the Lunar New Year at temples across China to pray for good fortune in the coming year. 23/01/2012
China celebrates the Year of DragonA dragon lantern is seen at Yuyuan Garden in downtown Shanghai. The Lunar New Year begins on January 23 and marks the start of the Year of the Dragon… 23/01/2012
China prepares to welcome Year of the Dragon – nocomment A swimming dragon dances underwater at a Shanghai aquarium to celebrate the upcoming Year of the Dragon. 21/01/2012
Underwater Chinese dragon dance in Bangkok – nocomment Thailand prepared to welcome in the Year of the Black Water Dragon on Tuesday as the Lunar New Year approached. In the capital Bangkok, children attended a… 18/01/2012
Keeping it in the family at the Vienna Phil The New Year’s Day concert by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra has become a part of New Year celebrations. Not everyone knows though that in this top… 12/01/2012
Sumo champion rings in 2012 in Japan – nocomment Japan’s sumo champion, Hakuho, welcomed in the new year with an ancient sumo ritual at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo. 06/01/2012
Workers pray for business success in Japan – nocomment While concerns over the global economy and European debt problems linger into 2012, thousands of Japanese business people were on Wednesday making their… 05/01/2012
Japan’s Emperor sends best wishes for 2012 – nocomment Japan’s Emperor Akihito waved to cheering New Year well-wishers and said he shared in the disaster-struck nation’s pain and hoped for its recovery. 03/01/2012
Tiber dive marks Rome new year – nocomment Italians marked the start of 2012 by diving into the river Tiber, a tradition dating back more than 50 years. 02/01/2012
Europe’s New Year celebrations – nocomment The New Year was celebrated in cities across Europe with spectacular fireworks displays. 02/01/2012
Lady Gaga spices up New Year’s Eve celebrations in New YorkSinger Lady Gaga kisses City Mayor Michael Bloomberg after performing during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Times Square in New York. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz 01/01/2012
China: New Year light decorations – nocomment Festive decorations were lit in the main streets and squares in the northeast Chinese city of Dalian in celebration of the coming New Year holiday. 31/12/2011
Who gets your vote for Sportsman of the Year? Where does Kelly Slater feature in your list for Sportsman of 2011? As the discussions go back in forth in clubs and bars, the arguments about footballers… 31/12/2011
Unusual cold day for December 31st in IndiaA child is draped in a blanket on a cold morning at a roadside in Noida on the outskirts of New Delhi. Temperature in New Delhi dipped to 6 degrees Celsius… 31/12/2011
Europe marks the turn of a year of economic crisis The crisis can not be ignored in Portugal, where austerity is hitting the buying power of households and business opportunities every day. It is a depressing… 30/12/2011
Colourful Niagara Falls to greet New Year – nocomment To greet the arrival of 2012, the Government of Ontario, Canada recently brightened up the Niagara Falls with colourful lighting. 12/12/2011
New Year fireworks in Prague Prague new year’s eve panorama. By Anthony RAHAYEL 20/02/2011
Chinese New Year 2011: Year of the RabbitThe Chinese Lunar New Year begins on February 3 and marks the start of the Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese zodiac. REUTERS/Carlos Barria 03/02/2011
New Year in Hamburg By Habib sarikaya 03/01/2011
Welcome in 2011!2011 is written in the air in front of St Stephen’s Cathedral with a sparkler in Vienna during New Year Celebrations. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner 01/01/2011
World cities join in Chinese Lunar New YearThere was no shortage of people in Beijing’s Baiyunguan Temple taking part in the traditional bout of coin-throwing for the Lunar New Year. Strike the bell… 10/02/2013
China hopes for good luck charm from Year of the SnakeOut with the dragon, in with the Year of the Snake. While some astrologists are forecasting the Chinese New Year will be suitably venomous, bringing natural… 09/02/2013
Ivory Coast media quick to blame after deadly New Year crushFamilies of the victims of a stampede at a New Year’s Eve fireworks display in Ivory Coast are demanding to know how the tragedy could have killed so… 02/01/2013
Europeans take a wintry wade on New Year’s DayPerhaps it was a cure for the excesses of the night before, as some Europeans took traditional dips in cold water to mark New Year’s Day. In the… 01/01/2013
Scores killed in Ivory Coast stampedeAt least 60 people have been killed in a stampede as they were leaving a New Year fireworks display in Ivory Coast. According to state radio, as many as 200… 01/01/2013
Thoughts of home for refugees from Syria conflictIt is the season when thoughts turn to home. Nowhere perhaps is that more poignant than in the refugee camps which have become a base for those fleeing the… 01/01/2013
North Korean leader in peace call to the SouthThree weeks after what was seen as the provocative launch of a long-range rocket, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has called for an end to the confrontation… 01/01/2013
Ivory coast crush kills 60At least 60 people have been crushed to death after attending a New Year’s Eve fireworks display in Ivory Coast. One report said that more than 100 people… 01/01/2013
Fireworks and festivities in New Year celebrationsThere was a raucous New York style greeting for 2013. In Times square a crowd of around one million joined in a spirited rendition of the song, “New York, New… 01/01/2013
New Year celebrations get underway to welcome in 2013Saint Basil’s Cathedral, Red Square was the traditional setting for Moscow’s celebrations as the Russian capital welcomed in the new year. Firework displays… 31/12/2012
Celebrations begin as Auckland leads the way into 2013New Year celebrations have started with the traditional bang as the city of Auckland in New Zealand held the first spectacular event of 2013. In Sydney… 31/12/2012
Preparations underway for 2013Happily, the world did not end last week, as the Mayan calendar predicted. Tonight will mark the end of the year instead, and preparations are already… 31/12/2012
Jews celebrate new yearJews from around the world are preparing for their new year, which will be celebrated at Sundown on Sunday night. In Jerusalem people rushed to the market… 16/09/2012
Tension in Turkey as Kurds mark New YearThe Kurdish New Year has sparked tensions in Turkey after police broke up unauthorised celebrations. A protest in Istanbul on Wednesday denounced security… 21/03/2012
Tajikistan hosts international Nowruz celebrationsSnow might not be ideal weather for a festival that marks the coming of Spring. But the annual feast of Nowruz is a big deal in Tajikistan. Hence… 20/03/2012
Iran vows to hit back at any US-Israeli attackIn a speech to mark Nowrouz, the Persian New Year, Iran’s Supreme Leader has warned that his country will hit back at any attack from Israel or the… 20/03/2012
Norouz – time for celebration and leaders’ messagesNorouz has a special place in most Iranian hearts. It is not like a religious Eid that only the faithful celebrate, or a state-sponsored political event that… 20/03/2012
Large water screen to celebrate Spring Festival in ChinaPeople in Miyi County, southwest China’s Sichuan Province gathered around a pool and a huge water screen ( 240 meters in width and 60 meters in length) over… 23/01/2012
Chinese looking for luck in Year of the DragonIn China and other parts of Asia, the lunar new year has been ushered in in a blaze of glory. It is the year of the dragon, a powerful mythical creature that… 23/01/2012
Defectors use balloons to send gifts to North KoreaNorth Korean defectors living in South Korea have sent food and gifts to their compatriots using balloons, ahead of their Lunar New Year. Ten balloons were… 20/01/2012
Occupy activists arrested in New YorkNew Year’s Eve in New York saw dozens of anti-Wall street protesters arrested only streets way from where revellers were celebrating. Around 68 were… 02/01/2012
Deadly fireworks mar Italy’s New Year festivitiesTwo men have been killed and nearly 600 other people have been hurt as Italians celebrated the New Year with massive displays of illegal and homemade… 01/01/2012
Greece starts new year in downbeat moodAs January 1st arrived, they let off fireworks over Athens, but there is little for Greece to celebrate as 2012 starts. In his New Year’s Eve address, Prime… 01/01/2012
Cairo gathering to remember Arab Spring ‘martyrs’Pro-democracy protesters have held a candlelight vigil in Cairo’s Tahrir Square in memory of those killed during the Egyptian uprising. Some held pictures… 01/01/2012
What did you think of New Year? Rubbish!In cities around the world, after ringing in the old and ringing in the new, it was time to clear up the mess. Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate was ground zero… 01/01/2012
New Year arrives in the AmericasEvery year for a century, a five metre light-studded crystal ball has descended above revellers in New York’s Times Square to officially mark the beginning of… 01/01/2012
Denmark begins six month EU presidencyThey may be celebrating the start of 2012 in Copenhagen but as Denmark begins its six-month presidency of the European Union, many are wondering if the… 01/01/2012
Revellers in European cities ring in 20122012 began with the UK pulling out all the stops to encourage the world to visit London this summer. A huge fireworks display on the banks of the River… 01/01/2012
Australia lights up the sky for 2012Australia was one of the first countries to celebrate the arrival of 2012 with a spectacular firework display centred around Sydney Harbour, its famous bridge… 31/12/2011
New Year celebrations beginCountries around the world are celebrating the arrival of 2012. New Zealand was the first with an impressive fireworks display in Auckland, capping a year… 31/12/2011
Putin says Happy New Year to RussiaIn a televised New Year message Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has expressed his certainty that 2012 will prove to be a successful year for his… 31/12/2011
Countdown to 2012 is onThe incredible light effects that make up New Year celebrations in Sydney, Australia have being tested for the moment the clock strikes midnight. More than… 31/12/2011
Samoa switches time zones to help tradeNew Year’s Eve has come early to Samoa in the South Pacific which has skipped December 30 in a bid to boost its economy. The tiny nation has moved across… 30/12/2011
Happy Persian New YearUp to 200 million people are celebrating the Persian New Year’s Day, or Norouz, which starts at midnight on the 21st of March. It is widely celebrated in… 20/03/2011
Spring Festival sees “mass migration” in ChinaAuthorities in China are bracing themselves for the massive Spring Festival migration. The number of people travelling home ahead of Chinese New Year events… 19/01/2011
Swimmers’ Dutch courage for New Year’s dipWhat did you do on the first day of 2011? Well, whatever it was, you would certainly have needed some Dutch courage to join 10,000 or so swimmers near the… 02/01/2011
Revellers worldwide welcome in 2011The New Year has been ushered in in spectacular style across the globe. Berlin’s landmark Brandenburg Gate was one of the ultimate places to see in 2011… 01/01/2011
Hungary assumes the EU presidencyA New Year means a new country at the head of the EU and the start of 2011 saw Hungary take charge of the bloc’s rotating presidency. The takeover was… 01/01/2011
The world bids farewell to 2010The world has begun welcoming in 2011. As always, Australians were among the first to celebrate, with 1.5 million people treated to a spectacular feast of… 31/12/2010
Sydney’s spectacular start to the New YearMore than 1.5 million Australians have celebrated the New Year at Sydney’s Harbour Bridge. A fantastic firework display was on offer – a show that could be… 31/12/2010
France trials new tactics to tackle vandalismThousands of extra police will be on patrol across France tonight in an effort to prevent what has turned into a disturbing New Year’s Eve… 31/12/2010
New Yorkers shred bad memories of 2010New York’s Times Square has been getting ready for its huge New Year celebration, installing a giant number 1 figure for 2011 to replace the zero at the end… 29/12/2010
The tiger is dead, long live… the rabbitThe year of the tiger is coming to an end in Japan. Each year is named after one of 12 animals, and stores are getting ready for the New Year in appropriate… 28/12/2010
Europe sees in the New Year and decade in stylePartygoers across Europe having been marking the turn of the decade and arrival of 2010. In the Eternal City, Romans did it with a splash when four daredevils… 01/01/2010
The world welcomes 2010Revellers around the world have been marking the arrival of 2010. Rio de Janeiro made a late bid for the planet’s best show with the city’s famous Copacabana… 01/01/2010
New York smooches and Rio sambas into 2010New York’s Time Square and the iconic New Year’s Eve Ball descended marking the final seconds of the decade and welcoming in the new. With hugs and kisses… 01/01/2010
European capitals welcome in 2010Berlin’s Brandenburg gate made a more than apt setting for Germany’s celebrations. Only a few weeks ago the same venue attracted thousands to mark the… 01/01/2010
Spain marks 2010 as it takes up the EU presidencyThe clock in Madrid’s famous Puerta del Sol formed the focal point as Spain welcomed in 2010. Thousands turned out for the the traditional eating of the… 01/01/2010
2010 starts with spectacular firework show down under2010 started with a bang for thousands of people in Sydney. The Australian city put on a spectacular firework show to celebrate the New Year – lighting up… 31/12/2009
Auckland rings in the New YearThe Pacific islands were the first to welcome the New Year with the tiny nation of Kiribati kicking off the global festivities. The Chatham Islands, Fiji… 31/12/2009
Old resolutions for New YearIt’s that time of year when many people around the world take stock of their lives and make lists of things to do or not in the New Year. In the Russian… 31/12/2009
New York’s Times Square prepares for 2010As one of the most watched events on television, all hands were on deck to get New York’s Times Square ready to welcome in 2010. Over one million people are… 31/12/2009
Europeans get ready for the New Year’s partyRevellers in Madrid get ready for tonight’s celebrations to bring in the new year. Millions of Europeans will be partying into the early hours but, for every… 31/12/2009
New Year aerodynamic tests for NYC confettiAs 2009 draws to a close, and the new year approaches, nothing can be left to chance. In New York City, preparations for the famous Times Square celebrations… 30/12/2009
