SYDNEY—New Year’s Eve without fireworks? Unthinkable! Especially in Australia, one of the first countries to welcome the new year with the now iconic Sydney Harbor Bridge pyrotechnics display watched around the world. But just days before the show, it was in danger of being cancelled in the wake of a dispute between the New South...
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Wet welcome for 2025
The weather bureau is expecting rain in certain portions of the country as Filipinos welcome 2025 today, New Year’s Eve. How will this affect the traditional use of firecrackers? Rain is associated with luck, according to Chinese tradition, and it is believed that a wet New Year’s Day will bring yearlong prosperity, growth, and...