New Year's Eve 2018 Sydney celebrates 2019

The skies over Sydney were a wall of colour \
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Countries across the world are celebrating as they wave goodbye to 2018 
and welcome the new year.
Stunning firework displays have already been seen in Samoa and New Zealand
as thousands gathered to watch and celebrate.
New Zealand entered the New Year at around 11am, UK time, with Australia soon to be following soon.
Given its vastness, different parts of Australia will enter the new year at different times.
Incredibly, American Samoa, which is just 163km from Samoa who entered 2019 first, is the last to celebrate and will have to wait until 11am tomorrow in UK time.
*Think you know Auld Lang Syne?
A lot of people usually mumble their way through Auld Lang Syne while linking arms with loved ones.
But believe it or not, there are actually lyrics to the poem which was written 
by Scottish poet Robert Burns in 1788.
*Quotes for some New Year inspiration
With Christmas celebrations drawing to a close, the world celebrating a new year and all the new opportunities that it brings.
2019 is a chance to start afresh, and many people will be making New Year’s resolutions as they wave goodbye to 2018, and prepare to make the best of 
a new year.

Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight 
(Image: Getty)



*New Year's Eve weather for UK
For those hoping to get a good view of fireworks in big celebrations around 
the UK, it is expected that there will be some cloud but most of the country 
will be clear.
However, a yellow warning has been issued for the Shetland Islands today 
and tomorrow, warning of winds up to 75mph.
In London, where more than 100,000 people are expected to watch the 
world-famous fireworks display, forecasters predict a dry but cloudy night.
And revellers at Edinburgh’s Hogmanay celebrations can expect a cloudy 
and mild evening - but it might get a bit windy.

New Year's Eve will be mild before a blast of cold weather

Fireworks will light up the skies across the UK tonight 
(Image: PA)

*Countries entering the New Year next
Other parts of Australia are yet to celebrate the New Year. 
Queensland will enter 2019 at 2pm and the Northern Territory at 2:30pm.
Western Australia will celebrate at 3:15pm.
After that, Japan, South Korea, Tokyo, Seoul and Pyongyang will enter the 
New Year at 3pm.
With 38 different local times in use, it takes 26 hours for the New Year 
to encompass all time zones.
*Viewers amazed
People on social media were amazed at the scenes in Sydney harbour 
as the fireworks marked the start of 2019.
The display lasted over 12 minutes and had many claiming the NYE show 
is always the best in the world.
 
 

more information here  
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/new-years-eve-2018-live-13795674?f