The world welcomed the New Year 2024 with a mixture of celebrations, as fireworks in gold and silver colors lit up the sky of the Australian city of Sydney. In Europe, Queen Margaret II of Denmark announced her abdication of the throne she had held for more than half a century.
Below we explain how some places and people around the world said goodbye to 2023 and how they welcomed the new year.
* Australia – Sydney welcomed the year 2024 with a dazzling fireworks display, which coincides with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the famous Sydney Opera House.
* Denmark – Queen Margaret II of Denmark announced in her annual New Year’s speech that she will abdicate the throne on January 14, after 52 years of reigning, and that she will be succeeded by her eldest son, Crown Prince Frederik.
China – Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a televised New Year’s speech that China will support and promote the country’s economic recovery in 2024, and that it will deepen reforms for long-term economic development.
* The Vatican – Pope Francis said in a mass yesterday, Sunday, “I wish everyone a peaceful end to this year, and please do not forget to pray for me.”
* France – French President Emmanuel Macron said in a televised speech before New Year celebrations that 2024 will be “a year of pride for the French” as the country prepares to host the Summer Olympics next year and reopens Notre Dame Cathedral after it was exposed to a devastating fire.
* Germany – Chancellor Olaf Scholz said in his traditional end-of-year speech that the past year had witnessed “a lot of suffering” but promised that “we in Germany will get through this.”
* Britain – London welcomed the New Year with the ringing of the famous Big Ben bell in the Tower of Westminster, fireworks, and a display of the most prominent news, which included the coronation of King Charles.
* United States – In New York, tens of thousands of New Year’s revelers gathered in Times Square in Manhattan to watch the fall of the illuminated ball at midnight after musical performances.
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2024-01-01 04:25:29
