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Massive Fireworks Display to Ring in New Millennium
President of the Republic Carrangus Addresses entire nation on Television; Introduces Live Hip Hop show
January 2, 4001
Kaliburg, Ananto District


Government Fireworks Display at Eshar, Odufaray during the New Year Celebration. 
Hundreds of other displays also took place across the nation at the same time

In a sign of recovery and return, Kalistan ushered in the new millennium with a dramatic display of Fireworks and Hip Hop.  Celebrations last year were, for the most part, rather subdued, given that 4000 was actually the last year of the millennium.  But this year, the Republican Government, several major corporations, and a significant segment of the population spared no expense to achieve delayed gratification, using fireworks.  Hundreds of Millions of lumens of light were produced throughout the Republic at exactly 12:00 am Kalistan Standard Time, to ring in the new year, and fireworks displays were put on in every major city and town.  The Republican Government offered generous subsidies to all municipalities to run official celebrations, while countless civic organizations, Socialist Party Local affiliates, and private companies also ran competing fireworks demonstrations.  Several people described the deafening explosions heard throughout the entire Republic as akin to a "war between the different shows..." and the outlines of Kalistan could be seen from space as the fire works lit up the night.


President Carrangus, following his speech, did hype duties for the All Kalistani Salute,
a 27-Artist Hip hop and Reggae show broadcast live across the Republic

Following the fireworks displays, at 1am, the President of the Republic took to the airwaves to address the nation.  Speaking to a packed auditorium, President Carrangus listed Kalistan's accomplishments over the past 1000 years, praised the Socialist Party for its role as a Leader in Kalistani politics, and generally spoke well of both the Republic, and all of humankind on the planet.  His speech was short, but was immediately followed by a live-multicast of a Hiphop and Reggae concert. 


Yoshimi 6, Kalistan's most popular band, close the All-Kalistani Salute on New Year's day, just as the sun came up on a new millennium.

The show, known as the All Kalistani Salute was broadcast live over National Television and National Radio, as well as live streamed on the Internet, and featured f27 of Kalistan's top Hip hop and Dancehall artists and bands.  The Salute, which was dedicated to the Kalistani People, was closed by a 45-minute set from a Suldanor crew, Yoshimi 6, who currently top Kalistan's Alt-Rap charts.  Their mix of hardcore underground electronica and funk beats, coupled with fast-delivered leftist political and radical feminist lyrics, resonates with huge swaths of the Kalistani youth.  Yoshimi 6 were at the top of their game during the show, and demonstrate why they are far and away, Kalistan's most popular group.  They finished their set around 8:55 am, and were called out for two encores.

All public schools, offices and business were ordered closed on January 1 to mark the holiday, and private businesses closed, primarily due to expected absenteeism.