Cue the fireworks because it's now 2025 in some parts of the world. Australia welcomed the new year with a 12-minute ... up East Asian countries including Japan, China, and the Philippines ...

Fireworks lit up the Auckland skyline ... 2025. The words "Happy New Year" lit up a building in Tokyo as Japan ushered in 2025. In South Korea, people gathered at midnight to honor the victims ...

Conflict muted acknowledgements of the new year in places like the Middle East, Sudan and Ukraine. Fireworks blasted off ... with the crowd. Much of Japan shut down ahead of the nation’s biggest ...

Cultural Significance of Fireworks In many countries, fireworks are used in celebrations from New Year’s Eve to important national holidays. Although this is also true in Japan, other ways of ...

In Chinese culture, Lunar New Year celebrations, known as the 'Spring Festival", include elements such as red lanterns, fireworks ... you a prosperous and happy 2025!" - "Sending you my warmest ...