Glasgow fireworks and why you could hear them across the city last night

Glaswegians were left scratching their heads last night at the sound of fireworks going mental late last night.

The loud bangs could be heard across the city well until after midnight, and had lots of us taking to social media to ask what the hell was going on - with many aggrieved that the noise of the fireworks was robbing them of their precious shut-eye.

A look on Twitter suggests that plenty out there initially thought the fireworks to be were the work of Rangers fans celebrating the surprise arrival of Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey on a deadline day loan deal from Italian outfit Juventus.

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The reality in fact is that the fireworks were let off across the city to herald Chinese Lunar New Year.

This year the date marked the end of the Year of the Ox and the start of the Year of the Tiger, with fireworks set off to scare away evil spirits and to signal the start of a safe and prosperous new year.

Fireworks could be heard popping off across the city last night. (Mark Runnacles)

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.

So there you have it!