Golf balls, bottles, fireworks, umbrellas and even cast iron rain gutter was thrown at republicans marching along Royal Avenue.
The dried flower heads of Turkestan onion (Allium karataviense) are two to three inches in diameter and resemble exploding balls of fireworks displays.
Members of the royal families of the U.K., Denmark, Monaco, Japan, and Thailand visited Tonga for the $3 million event, which featured a military parade, formal balls, a fireworks display, an international rugby match, a series of feasts, and a sacred kava festival.
Other prohibited items include grills, balloons or balls, tents, fireworks, umbrellas, thermoses, coolers, backpacks, duffle bags or oversized carrying devices.
Inauguration officials said in December that this year's festivities would be scaled back -- Obama's first inauguration included 10 balls, a fireworks show and a Bruce Springsteen concert.
NEW YORK (AP) — Snoop Dogg, Sting and Christina Aguilera will welcome 2019 in a packed Times Square Monday along with revelers from around the world who come to see the traditional crystal ball drop, fireworks and a blizzard of confetti.
This pair added a defiant 55 from 22 balls but the fireworks could not last.
Along with the live music, food, street theater and other entertainment, there are set events like yacht club balls and a fireworks display on Aug. 5.
White Plains, a city whose ragged downtown has blossomed over the past decade, has been holding various events designed to draw crowds — sidewalk sales in July and September, a Wednesday farmers' market in warmer weather, a New Year's Eve ball drop and fireworks.
Additionally, Miami has its own ball drop and fireworks which take place at Biscayne Bay.
