New Year's Eve Celebrations Around the World

NEW YEAR'S EVE CELEBRATIONS AROUND THE WORLD NYE STATS 23 Number of hours on New Year's Eve between Samoa and American Samoa, just 100 miles apart, due to the International Date Line. Celebrating the New Year is a tradition that dates back nearly 4000 years At midnight, Spaniards consume 12 grapes and try to eat all of them before the clock stops chiming. The grapes represent good luck for each of the calendar months. PARIS * Nearly 1 million people converge on the city's center to watch the famous New Year's Eve Ball drop down. *2 Tons of confetti is released FRANCE * The midnight display of fireworks, lights and lasers at the Eiffel Tower is unforgettable. LONDON hetp//un wkipala org/wkaw_Vear2_EveFrance UNITED KINGDOM * Last year, around 300,000 people gathered to enjoy the fireworks display around and above the London Eye. NEW YORK CITY hetp/on wpealo.org/w Yoar2_Eve_n_Landon UNITED STATES OF AMERICA nttp://en wbedia ora/wew YearN2Eveaunted States Rio de Janeiro * About 1.6 million people gather on the Sydney Harbour foreshore and 2.6 million watching the fireworks on TV. SYDNEY BRAZIL AUSTRALIA Nearly 2 million people gather on the beach for Rio's enormous parties. au/Yast-facts-sydnayy-the-worids-ggast-par amwuRO_de_anaroeNaw_Yaar27_Eva "DUBAI UNITED ARAB EMIRATES THE #1 PLACE TO BE THIS NYE At the stroke of midnight 100,000ffff fireworks ignite the 5 kilometers stretch of The Palm, for 15 minutes There is a star packed headline acts showcased on Dubai New Year's Eve Celebrations begin around 4:00 p.m. on the Sandance shores People camp put along the Nasimi coastline to get a good view of the Palm Jumeirah where the fireworks will explode. ATLANTIS http//www.emrates247com/entertain mont/your-guido-to-dubal-s-nou-yaar-s-ava-2013-parties-2012-12-27-1488796