Fireworks are fired on the Old Harbour in Marseille on January 12, 2013 during the launching of festivities for the Marseille-Provence 2013 European Capital of Culture. The event marks the start of a year, leading to a cultural renaissance in France’s second-largest metropolitan area.AFP PHOTO / ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT (Photo credit should read ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP/Getty Images)