Last night the capital was awoken with loud bangs from all around the city as Edinburgh locals brought in Chinese New Year with a bang celebrating by setting off fireworks.
Revellers across the city set off fireworks as they welcomed the beginning of a new lunar year despite the wild weather brought on by Storm Corrie.
The storm brought 70mph winds that battered the city but the bright illuminations still lit up the sky and could be heard across Edinburgh which was the talk amongst locals online last night.
Many wondered what the occasion was for the fireworks and the reason was Chinese New Year. Traditionally the pretty pyrotechnics are set off to scare away evil spirits and signal the start of a safe and prosperous new year.
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Edinburgh Castle was also lit up red on Sunday and held a light show projected across the iconic fortress to mark the occasion with crowds gathering to celebrate.
The light show featured a tiger to mark the start of the new zodiac cycle which is of course the Year of the Tiger.
Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year, is the festival that celebrates the beginning of a new year on the traditional lunisolar and solar Chinese calendar. This year the date marked the end of the Year of the Ox and the start of the Year of the Tiger.
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Many Asian cultures historically follow a lunar, rather than solar, calendar, meaning that the Lunar New Year falls on a different day on the Gregorian calendar every year - this year falling on January 31, and the new year beginning on Tuesday, February 1.
