New Year Celebrations Around the World

Different countries celebrated the ushering in of 2006 in their own way and some faced concerns ranging from subway strikes to bombings as they welcomed the New Year.

In the Philippines, New Year celebrations were accompanied by deaths:

“In the Philippines, two people were reported killed by bullets fired during celebratory gunfire and two others died after eating a popular sparkler that looks like candy. Firing guns in the air is a traditional way for Filipinos to welcome the new year.”