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Thursday, October 28, 2010

Photo: Hawaiian New Year a Melting Pot of Traditions


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Fireworks light up the night sky over Honolulu, Hawaii, on New Year's Eve 2000. Firecrackers are a big part of the diverse New Year's celebrations on the island chain, with residents setting off enough to leave city streets ankle-deep with exploded paper casings.

Photograph courtesy AP