Fireworks light up the Sydney Opera House during an early light show before the new year

Fireworks light up the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge during an early light show before the midnight New Year fireworks, December 31, 2014. More than 10,000 aerial fireworks, 25,000 shooting comets and 100,000 pyrotechnic effects are expected to be used during the annual Sydney Harbour New Year’s Eve show, with an estimated 1.6 million people watching from along the harbour foreshore, local media reported. REUTERS/Jason Reed (AUSTRALIA – Tags: SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)