A group of insiders has revised the mechanism and the 2,668 crystal triangles that cover the emblematic ball in Times Square in New York, which will descend for 60 seconds at midnight on December 31st to mark the end of 2022 and the beginning of the new year. .
192 new crystals have been installed in the sphere, which measures 3.6 meters in diameter and whose message this year will be “the gift of love”, represented by the designs of the new pieces which are composed of a circle of intertwined hearts.
The glass globe weighs more than 5,300 kilograms and is illuminated by 32,256 LED lights, capable of creating a palette of 16 million colors and billions of designs that give the sphere a kaleidoscopic appearance when illuminated.
With its new crystals, the sphere will ascend on December 31 between 18:00 and 18:03 local time (23:00 and 23:03 GMT), only to be dropped almost 6 hours later from the 24-metre mast he supports it.
A tradition of almost 120 years
The New Year’s celebration in Times Square dates back to 1904, when then editor of The New York Times newspaper, Adolph Ochs, wanted to organize a fireworks display for that year’s New Year’s Eve on the roof of the newspaper’s brand new headquarters to mark the move of the point of sale in the new offices in the square.
However, just three years later a ball, weighing 317 kilograms, with a diameter of one and a half meters and having a hundred white bulbs attached to it, was used to accompany the celebration of the arrival of the new year.
The idea was inspired by spheres used in many ports, such as the one built on the roof of the Royal Observatory in London, which was lowered from the mast every day at 1pm to help ship captains launch Check your chronometers before you leave.
A celebration with lots of Latin flair
Cuban urban music singer Osmani García will greet 2022 in Times Square at the event organized every December 31 by the US Spanish-language television network Univision.
The 41-year-old artist born in Guanabacoa and a US citizen will be one of the participants Happy 2023an event that Univision will offer during the traditional New Year celebrations in New York and other cities.
The list of participants includes artists such as Daddy Yankee, Natti Natasha, Wisin y Yandel, Mau y Ricky, Camilo, Evaluna, Fuerza Regida, Jay Wheeler, Chiquis, Banda Los Recoditos and Grupo Firme & Sech.
Other artists who will take part in the musical farewell of the year are Gloria Estefan, Manuel Turizo, Ozuna, Ángela Aguilar, Gabriel Soto and Sebastián Rulli.
The presenters of the evening will be Raúl De Molina, Alejandra Espinoza, Clarissa Molina and Borja Voces from New York, while Lili Estefan, Omar Chaparro and Karina Banda will join them from Los Angeles.
Other presenters will accompany them from Puerto Rico and Mexico.
Happy 2023 will be preceded by a two-hour musical celebration This is what 2022 sounded like.
Editing: Estefania Cardeña
