PHOTO: Split Celebrates New Year`s Day 2009

Some 50,000 Split citizens welcomed the New Year at the Waterfront, while Jasmin Stavros and Nina Badric performed their songs.

SPLIT, CROATIA – At midnight sharp, the final second of the old year expired and the first moments of the uncertain and according to announcements, even tougher 2009, started. Still, we hopw these are just vicious rumours and that we will be much happier than we were in the past year.

Some 50,000 citizens gathered at the Waterfront who decided to welcome the New Year out in the open, with singers Jasmin Stavros and Nina Bardic.

The programme began at 22 hours, when Nina Badric first took to the stage. She was joined by Jasmin Stavros at exactly 23:55. With her vocal abilities, charm and a merry disposition, Nina delighted everyone, and when he climbed the stage, Stavros literally blew the crowd away, not as much with his vocal abilities, as with his experienced repertoire and routined song sellection, invitations to dance.

New Year`s greetings from Mayor Kuret

Split Mayor Ivan Kuret extended his New Year`s greetings to his citizens, wishing them more of such gatherings, lots of health, love and happiness. Aftre the address and champagne, the mayor set out for the Foto Club Split, where the first Croatian cultural even of the year is traditionally held at 00:15 hours.

Split photographer Josko Ponos opened his first independent exhibition called “Handball”, where he exhibited many of his photographs from the court.

You can see the celebration at the Waterfront in the attached photo gallery: Split Celebrates New Year`s Day 2009 at Waterfront.