Happy new year 2017

Mon, January 2, 2017 / 09:37 am

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A fishing boat sails by during sunset at Labuhan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara, on Saturday. JP/ Markus Makur
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Muslims pray and chant at the Al Markaz Al Islami mosque in Makassar, South Sulawesi. Antara/Dewi Fajriani
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A man carries balloons for New Year Eve’s celebrations at Sumberwatu, Prambanan, Yogyakarta, on Saturday night. JP/ Magnus Hendratmo
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Thousands of people from around Yogyakarta gather for the fireworks at Tugu on Saturday night. JP/Tarko Sudiarno
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Fireworks at Prambanan temple in Sleman, Yogyakarta, on Jan. 1, 2017. Antara/Hendra Nurdiyansyah
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Fully armed police officers stand guard prior to New Year's celebrations at Kuta Beach in Bali on Saturday night. Antara/Fikri Yusuf
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Thousand of Jakartans enjoy the fireworks at the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle in Jakarta on Saturday night. JP/Donny Fernando
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Thousands of people enjoy the fireworks show at Jam Gadang, Bukit Tinggi, West Sumatra on Sunday morning. Antara/Muhammad Arif Pribadi
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A visitor shows off the numbers 2017 on a smartphone during New Year’s Eve celebrations at Monas in Jakarta on Saturday evening. Antara/Rivan Awal Lingga
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Colorful fireworks decorate the sky above the Gedung Sate building in Bandung, West Java, on Saturday. Some residents in the area called on the government not to celebrate the New Year with fireworks. JP/Arya Dipa
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Thousands of people watch the first sunrise of 2017 appear at the peak of Borobudur temple in Central Java on Sunday morning. JP/Tarko Sudiarno
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Three men watch the first sunrise of 2017 paint the world a glorious yellow at Sanur Beach in Bali on Sunday. JP/ Agung Parameswara

Scenes of cheer and joy marked New Year’s Eve in every corner across the country.

In Jakarta, residents crowded into the National Monument [Monas] park, the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle, Central Jakarta and Ancol in North Jakarta. In Yogyakarta, people celebrated the changing of the year at several tourist destinations such as Tugu and Prambanan. In West Sumatra, residents watched fireworks at the Jam Gadang big clock in Bukit Tinggi. However, some residents preferred celebrating the New Year with prayer, such as at the Al Markaz Al Islami Grand Mosque in Makassar, South Sulawesi.

New Year’s Eve celebrations were tightly guarded by about 20,000 police officers.

The first sunrise of 2017 completed the changing of the year.