Sydney Celebrated the New Year in a Very Gay Way

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Sydney, Australia, turned an actual, whole bridge gay to ring in the New Year.

In celebration of the city’s 40th annual Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras and the country’s historic same-sex marriage ruling, the Australian capital city’s fireworks display included rainbow pyrotechnics and a rainbow waterfall spouting from the Sydney Harbor Bridge.

\u201cWhat better way to send off this historic year in Australia than with rainbow fireworks cascading from Sydney Harbour Bridge? \ud83c\udf08 What's more, 2018 marks the 40th anniversary of @sydneymardigras so even more reason to celebrate \ud83c\udf89 #SydNYE #marriageequality\u201d
— City of Sydney (@City of Sydney) 1514765949

The show was part of the city’s larger New Year’s Eve celebration, in which one billion people watched 28,000 fireworks erupt from 175 points along the bridge, according to ABC News. Watch below.

\u201cRainbow fireworks for #sydnye! HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!! \ud83c\udf08\ud83c\udf87\ud83e\udd29\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08\ud83d\udc4d\ud83c\udffc\u201d
— Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (@Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras) 1514725873

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