Reuters: Chinese give Year of the Snake a raucous, colorful welcome Chinese welcomed the arrival of the Year of the Snake with raucous celebrations on Saturday, setting off a cacophony of firecrackers in the streets and sending fireworks blazing into the sky to bring good fortune. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Argentina have reached their first World Cup semi-final since 1990 after a narrow 1 - 0 win over Belgium, sparking raucous celebrations from their fans — and the players, in the confines of their dressing room. (caughtoffside.com)
The occasion was marked by a raucous celebration at Café du Monde where plaques were presented to the founders of the «takeover» movement The moderates cried «foul!» (religion-online.org)