Working people from all walks of life, school youths and children thronged banks of the River Taedong near Kim Il Sung Square, the Tower of the Juche Idea and Mansu Hill to watch fireworks gala.

At 00:00 sound of the watch-night bell rang and song "Snow Is Falling on New Year's Day" resounded far and wide, along with the start of the fireworks.

Myriads of multi-color fireworks turned the nocturnal sky over Pyongyang into a kaleidoscopic world, presenting fantastic scenery and bringing people boundless enthusiasm and ecstatic happiness.