New Year celebrations ring in 2017 around Tbilisi
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Hundreds of thousands of people gathered on Road Revolution Square in central Tbilisi late on December 31 to say goodbye to 2016 and meet New Year 2017.
Despite the winter freeze people gathered in Tbilisi to become parts of special festive events dedicated to the New Year celebration, where emotions and mood were high.
Anchors congratulate on New Year to the gathered people and whole Georgia. Photo by Tbilisi City Hall.
The gathered public gained big pleasure from the concert on a special stage arranged in the heart of the capital city.
The concert was a good combination of New Year compositions, opera and pop music, classical music and traditional, folk songs.
The concert was a good mixture of classical and modern music. Photo by Tbilisi City Hall.
Counting last seconds of 2015 the air was filled with Georgian folk song "Mravaljamieri” [Long live].
Photo by Tbilisi City Hall.
It has been already several years on when significant part of Georgians preferred to meet the New Year out of their homes.
As a rule, local Government contributes much to make the night and the whole New Year and Christmas period special for Georgians and the country’s foreign guests.
New Year's celebrations in Tbilisi have ushered in 2017 with dazzling fireworks displays. Photo by Tbilisi City Hall.
Together with the exiting performance people had opportunities to walk in the city decorated and brightened for the particular period and feel the air of holidays.
Public transport was free on the New Year’s Eve in Tbilisi so that people attending the outdoor celebrations could later get home easily.
People had opportunities to walk in the city decorated and brightened for the New Year's Eve. Photo by N. Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
Catholics Patriarch of Georgia Ilia II congratulated the nation on the New Year and appealed to people to do good and kind things.
“Let’s overcome all challenges through kindness”
"Let’s overcome all challenges through charity and kindness” - this is how a celebratory New Year’s message from the President of Georgia reads.
"I promise, 2017 will be a year of special opportunities. I believe we all together will use these opportunities and will make our biggest dreams come true”.
Public transport will be free on the New Year’s Eve in Tbilisi so that people attending the outdoor celebrations can later get home more easily.
Police crews monitoring traffic in Georgia's capital Tbilisi took up a new task on New Year's Eve, surprising drivers in the city's streets by giving out presents for the festive season.
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