European countries welcome 2025 with celebrations and dazzling fireworks shows

European capitals from Paris to Athens welcomed 2025 with a spectacular array of celebrations and fireworks shows, dazzling spectators.

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00:00This is how Paris welcomed 2025. A fireworks show lit up the skies of the French capital

00:07to celebrate the joyous occasion. The dazzling display was held in front of the iconic Arc

00:12de Triomphe on the Champs-Élysées Avenue. Paris opted to celebrate a 2024 filled with

00:17remarkable accomplishments like hosting the Olympic Games and reopening the Notre-Dame Cathedral

00:23in style. Berlin also delivered an outstanding performance. Thousands of spectators went to

00:31the world-famous Brandenburg Gate to witness the festivities. An extensive several-minute

00:36fireworks show filled the skies of the German capital with color as onlooking revelers enjoyed

00:41the moment. And in Rome, a similar event was planned. Thousands sat outside the Colosseum

00:48to watch the welcoming of the new year. The most unique approach goes to Athens.

00:55The city opted for a silent celebration held near the Pantheon. Special silent fireworks,

01:00drones and pyrotechnics were used to pull off the celebration. The decision to silently

01:05celebrate the occasion was part of an initiative aimed at entertaining spectators,

01:10while also not disturbing pets and wildlife.