From Epoch times
For over 100 years, the drop of the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball has been the emblem of the transition into the New Year. But the Waterford Crystal ball will carry a more profound message this year as we head into 2013.
The Times Square Alliance and Rubenstein Communications announced Thursday that the theme for the 2013 ball is Let There Be Peace.
Workers installed 288 new Waterford Crystals on the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball. Each 4.75 to 5.75 inch crystal is engraved with a dove surrounded by rays of sunlight. They are built to withstand harsh weather.
An additional crystal was especially engraved in memory of Dick Clark, the first host of the New Year’s Eve television special in 1974.
Dick Clark’s widow, Kari Clark, received the crystal and watched it become a part of the ball Thursday.
