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In Pictures: New Year 2021 celebrations around the world

Good riddance, 2020. Hello, 2021. Here’s how people around the world marked the start of a new year.

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Fireworks explode over the ancient Acropolis in Athens during New Year celebrations on Dec 31, 2020.PHOTO: AFP

New Year’s Eve fireworks erupt over Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, in one of the world’s largest fireworks shows, on Jan 1, 2021.PHOTO: AFP

People celebrate on Rotterdam’s Erasmus Bridge in the Netherlands during New Year’s Eve celebrations on Dec 31, 2020.PHOTO: AFP

People take a selfie on Westminster Bridge during New Year’s Eve celebrations in London on Dec 31, 2020.PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman and her cats look at New Year’s Eve fireworks through the window of her home in Ajdovscina, Slovenia, on Jan 1, 2021.PHOTO: AFP

French police patrol the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, after celebrations and gatherings have been banned amid the coronavirus pandemic, on Dec 31, 2020.PHOTO: REUTERS

People take part in New Year’s Eve celebrations in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Dec 31, 2020.PHOTO: REUTERS

Babacar Sene, who sells light-up accessories at Independence Square in Dakar, Senegal, is seen during celebration on New Year’s Eve.PHOTO: NYTIMES

The midnight fireworks light up Tahya Masr Bridge during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Cairo, Egypt on Jan 1, 2021.PHOTO: EPA-EFE

People stand with candles during a New Year’s Eve memorial for victims of the coronavirus in Johannesburg on Dec 31, 2020.PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Fireworks light the night sky over the Kremlin and the Red square to mark the New Year in Moscow on Jan 1, 2021.PHOTO: REUTERS

People visit Kanda Myojin Shrine to offer New Year prayers in Tokyo on Jan 1, 2021.PHOTO: AFP

Fireworks are seen in Pyongyang during New Year’s celebrations in this photo supplied by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency on Jan 1, 2021.PHOTO: REUTERS

Fireworks are seen during New Year celebrations in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Jan 1, 2021.PHOTO: AFP

A New Year fireworks display is seen moments after midnight in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.PHOTO: EPA-EFE

People use smartphones to film the fireworks and light effects illuminating the night sky from the Taipei 101 skyscraper during New Year’s celebrations in Taipei on Jan 1, 2021.PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A couple take a selfie at Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, on Dec 31, 2020. Despite the restrictions in place due to the Covid-19 pandemic, people gathered to celebrate the New Year.PHOTO: AFP

New Year’s Eve fireworks erupt over Chao Phraya river during the fireworks show for New Year’s Eve in Bangkok on Jan 1, 2021.PHOTO: AFP

People release balloons during a New Year’s countdown in Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province on Jan 1, 2021.PHOTO: AFP

Fireworks erupt over Chao Phraya river during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Bangkok on Jan 1, 2021.PHOTO: AFP

People gather on a street during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Hanoi on Jan 1, 2021.PHOTO: REUTERS

New Year’s Eve fireworks erupting over Sydney’s iconic Harbour Bridge during the fireworks show on Jan 1, 2021.PHOTO: REUTERS

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Confetti falls on a mostly empty Times Square in New York. This year, a limited live audience of first responders and essential workers and their families were allowed to watch the ball drop from a secure area.

Fireworks light the sky behind the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.

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People celebrate under the lights of a Christmas tree in Kiev, Ukraine.

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People celebrate the new year in Wuhan, China, which nearly a year ago became the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak.

Fireworks erupt over the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Residents of the San Jeronimo nursing home dance in Estella, Spain.

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People take a selfie in front of a neon sign in Melbourne.

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New Year’s celebrations from around the world

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Fireworks displays and gatherings mark the start of 2021.

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Countries around the world have welcomed 2021 with fireworks, but crowds were only allowed at some displays. Strict lockdown and border closures in New Zealand have all but eliminated Covid, so New Year’s Eve plans were held as usual. The Sydney fireworks display went ahead, but crowds weren’t allowed to gather on the city’s harbour to enjoy it. Restrictions are being placed on new year festivities around the world as many countries struggle to curb new spikes in coronavirus cases. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog

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New Year’s 2021: Auckland, New Zealand rings in New Year with fireworks show

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Auckland, New Zealand was one of the first places in the world to ring in 2021, with a dazzling fireworks display and a light show from its iconic Sky Tower and harbour. Revellers on the waterfront watched the five-minute show with brightly coloured fireworks and laser lighting shooting into the night sky over the city’s harbour. While many countries restricted gatherings and cancelled their traditional New Year celebrations due to the coronavirus pandemic, Auckland’s residents were able to ring in the new year to watch the show in person. New Zealand currently has 55 active cases. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/7548867/ne… Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #NEWYEARS2021 #NYE #NewYearsEve

New Year’s 2021: Thailand ushers in New Year with spectacular musical fireworks display

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Thailand ushered in the New Year with a spectacular musical fireworks display at the Iconsiam mall in Bangkok amid surges in coronavirus cases that disrupted outdoor celebrations. This New Year’s Eve is being celebrated like no other, with coronavirus pandemic restrictions limiting crowds and many people bidding farewell to a year they’d prefer to forget. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/7548867/ne… Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #NEWYEARS2021 #NYE #NewYearsEve

New Year’s 2021: Taiwan’s iconic skyscraper Taipei 101 sets off fireworks

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Taiwan hosted its usual New Year’s celebration with a fireworks display by its capital city’s iconic tower, Taipei 101, to ring in 2021. But due to the coronavirus pandemic, it had capped attendance at the main viewing spot next to the city government at 40,000, half of the 80,000 it had originally planned, with attendees having to register their personal details and wear masks. Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je defended the move not to cancel the activities, saying that Taiwan had no community transmission and all correct precautions were being taken. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/7548867/ne… Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #NEWYEARS2021 #NYE #NewYearsEve

Singapore welcomes 2021 with light show at Marina Bay and fireworks in the heartlands

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Athens marks the start of 2021 with fireworks display.

New Year’s 2021: Dubai puts on dazzling fireworks show from iconic Burj Khalifa

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The United Arab Emirates welcomed the new year in Dubai with a mesmerizing display of lights, fireworks and music from the world’s tallest building, the iconic Burj Khalifa. The light show paid tribute to front-line health workers amid the coronavirus pandemic and displayed words of hope for 2021. The UAE has imposed restrictions to slow the spread of COVID-19 on New Year’s Eve, including limiting social gatherings to 30 and under, and masks must be worn. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/7548867/ne… Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #NEWYEARS2021 #NYE #NewYearsEve

New Year’s 2021: Sydney, Australia puts on stunning fireworks display

Dec 31, 2020  Global News

Sydney, Australia put on a stunning fireworks show from Sydney Harbour Bridge and over the iconic Sydney Opera House to ring in 2021. In past years, 1 million people crowded the harbour to watch fireworks, but most watched on television this year as authorities urge residents to stay home due to the coronavirus pandemic. Australia was among the first nations to usher in the New Year because of its proximity to the International Date Line, but is a grim end to the year for New South Wales and Victoria, the country’s two most populous states, which are battling to curb new COVID-19 outbreaks. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/7548867/ne… Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on Twitter HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #NEWYEARS2021 #NYE #NewYearsEve

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Countdown to 2021: Waterford crystal triangles installed on New Year’s Eve ball in Times Square

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Happy New Year 2020 Around the World – Part 3 – Daily Mail

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Say hello to 2020! Europe brings in the New Year following huge fireworks displays across the rest of the world

  • People around the world are ringing in the New Year and a new decade as 2019 comes to an end at midnight
  • Auckland and Sydney became the first major cities to kick off the celebrations with huge firework displays
  • They were joined by Seoul, Tokyo and Pyongyang, before Hong Kong marked the New Year amid protests  
  • South East Asia welcomed the new year next with epic firework displays from Singapore and Thailand  
  • The celebrations then drove westward, with western European countries now setting the skies alight 
  • The UK, Brazil and America are among the countries still waiting to put on a big show for 2020 

By Ryan Fahey and Sophie Tanno and Chris Pleasance for MailOnline and Afp

Published: 05:32 EST, 31 December 2019 | Updated: 19:49 EST, 31 December 2019

Billions of people around the world are celebrating the start of a new year and a new decade after the clock struck midnight across the globe. 

Sydney and Auckland became the first major world cities to let rip with huge firework displays, after a handful of remote Pacific island near the international date line had already flipped the calendar to 2020.

Organisers in Sydney decided to go ahead with their show despite calls for it to be cancelled amid wildfires that have brought swathes of devastation across the country, killing at least 12 and destroying dozens of homes. 

There were also fraught scenes in Hong Kong as the state marked the start of the New Year amid pro-democracy protests, as Beijing and Singapore celebrated at the same time. 

It comes ahead of Brazil and America who are still set to put on a big show when their times come. Hawaii will be one of the last to mark the end of 2019.  

New Year fireworks explode near the Petronas Twin Towers New Year Celebrations, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 01 Jan, 2020

New Year fireworks explode near the Petronas Twin Towers New Year Celebrations, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 01 Jan, 2020

The light drawing of 2020 during the New Year celebrations near the Petronas Twin Towers New Year Celebrations, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 01 January, 2020

The light drawing of 2020 during the New Year celebrations near the Petronas Twin Towers New Year Celebrations, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 01 January, 2020

01 January, 2020

The twin Petronas skyscrapers are temporarily overshadowed by the dazzling display of New Year's Eve pyrotechnics

The twin Petronas skyscrapers are temporarily overshadowed by the dazzling display of New Year’s Eve pyrotechnics

New Year fireworks light up the night sky around the Petronas Twin Towers during celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

New Year fireworks light up the night sky around the Petronas Twin Towers during celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Hong Kong pro-democracy activists stage a demonstration as the clock strikes midnight on New Year's Eve, after a year of political upheaval in the Chinese administered region

Hong Kong pro-democracy activists stage a demonstration as the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, after a year of political upheaval in the Chinese administered region

Pro-democracy protesters in a rally and revellers use their phones at the promenade of Tsim Sha Tsui district as fireworks explode over Hong Kong

Pro-democracy protesters in a rally and revellers use their phones at the promenade of Tsim Sha Tsui district as fireworks explode over Hong Kong

A dazzling fireworks display in Hong Kong as the clock ticks over to midnight on New Year's Eve on Tuesday night

A dazzling fireworks display in Hong Kong as the clock ticks over to midnight on New Year’s Eve on Tuesday night 

Pro-democracy protesters take part in a march along the promenade of Tsim Sha Tsui district in Hong Kong to mark New Year

Pro-democracy protesters take part in a march along the promenade of Tsim Sha Tsui district in Hong Kong to mark New Year

Pro-democracy protesters and people gather at the promenade of Tsim Sha Tsui district, Hong Kong, as they they take part in a rally and to celebrate New Year

Pro-democracy protesters and people gather at the promenade of Tsim Sha Tsui district, Hong Kong, as they they take part in a rally and to celebrate New Year

VideoDazzling rooftop fireworks display rings in New Year Eve in Hong Kong

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Singapore also marked the start of 2020 with a fireworks and laser display on Marina Bay

Singapore also marked the start of 2020 with a fireworks and laser display on Marina Bay

Drones are seen in the sky forming the shape of a planet as Singapore awaits 2020 with curtain-raiser fireworks by Star Island as revellers join in the biggest countdown celebration at Marina Bay on December 31, 2019

Drones are seen in the sky forming the shape of a planet as Singapore awaits 2020 with curtain-raiser fireworks by Star Island as revellers join in the biggest countdown celebration at Marina Bay on December 31, 2019

A drone forms a light display which depicts a running man during today's New Year's Eve celebrations in Singapore

A drone forms a light display which depicts a running man during today’s New Year’s Eve celebrations in Singapore 

A light show erupts as Singaporeans celebrate the New Year tonight

A light show erupts as Singaporeans celebrate the New Year tonight 

Singapore awaits 2020 with curtain-raiser fireworks by Star Island as revellers join in the biggest celebration at Marina Bay

Singapore awaits 2020 with curtain-raiser fireworks by Star Island as revellers join in the biggest celebration at Marina Bay

South Koreans perform on stage to celebrate New Years at the Bosingak pavilion in Seoul

South Koreans perform on stage to celebrate New Years at the Bosingak pavilion in Seoul

Thousands of South Koreans filled cold downtown streets in Seoul ahead of a traditional bell-tolling ceremony near City Hall to send off 2019

Thousands of South Koreans filled cold downtown streets in Seoul ahead of a traditional bell-tolling ceremony near City Hall to send off 2019

People attend a ceremony to celebrate the new year in Seoul, South Korea

People attend a ceremony to celebrate the new year in Seoul, South Korea

People gather to celebrate New Years at the Bosingak pavilion on January 1, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea

People gather to celebrate New Years at the Bosingak pavilion on January 1, 2020 in Seoul, South Korea

South Korean celebrate on New Years Eve at the Cheonggyecheon stream in Seoul, South Korea

South Korean celebrate on New Years Eve at the Cheonggyecheon stream in Seoul, South Korea

Residents and tourists watch the New Year's Eve fireworks show at Yulpo Beach in Yulpo, South Korea

Residents and tourists watch the New Year’s Eve fireworks show at Yulpo Beach in Yulpo, South Korea

South Korean Buddhist devotees light candles as they pray at the Jogyesa temple on New Year's Eve in Seoul

South Korean Buddhist devotees light candles as they pray at the Jogyesa temple on New Year’s Eve in Seoul

Japanese priestesses offer up New Year prayers at Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo

Japanese priestesses offer up New Year prayers at Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo

People visit Kanda Myojin Shrine to offer New Year prayers for the health and wealth of their families in Tokyo

People visit Kanda Myojin Shrine to offer New Year prayers for the health and wealth of their families in Tokyo

A man wearing a costume with LED lights poses for a photograph during the You Make Shibuya Countdown 2019-2020 event at Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo today

A man wearing a costume with LED lights poses for a photograph during the You Make Shibuya Countdown 2019-2020 event at Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo today 

Revellers release balloons as they take part in New Year countdown event in Tokyo, Japan

Revellers release balloons as they take part in New Year countdown event in Tokyo, Japan,

Kanda Myojin Shrine

People flocked to temples and shrines in Japan, offering incense with their prayers to celebrate the passing of a year and the the first New Year's of the Reiwa era, after a new Emperor took the throne

People flocked to temples and shrines in Japan, offering incense with their prayers to celebrate the passing of a year and the the first New Year’s of the Reiwa era, after a new Emperor took the throne

Video – Japanese flock to Shibuya crossing in Tokyo for New Year countdown

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Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a New Year's speech as Beijing marks the start of 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a New Year’s speech as Beijing marks the start of 2020

Video – China celebrates the New Year with lights display in Beijing

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Entertainers pose for photo at the countdown event to celebrate the arrival of 2020 during the New Year's Eve celebration at Shougang Industrial Park in Beijing, China on January 1

Entertainers pose for photo at the countdown event to celebrate the arrival of 2020 during the New Year’s Eve celebration at Shougang Industrial Park in Beijing, China on January 1

China on January 1

A young child celebrates the arrival of the year 2020 at a New Year's Eve countdown event at Shougang Park on December 31, 2019 in Beijing, China

A young child celebrates the arrival of the year 2020 at a New Year’s Eve countdown event at Shougang Park on December 31, 2019 in Beijing, China

People celebrate the arrival of the year 2020 at a New Year's Eve countdown event near the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic headquarters in Beijing January 1, 2020

People celebrate the arrival of the year 2020 at a New Year’s Eve countdown event near the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic headquarters in Beijing January 1, 2020

Fireworks exploded over Pyongyang in North Korea as the country became the latest to join in with New Year celebrations, with millions celebrating the end of the decade across the world

Fireworks exploded over Pyongyang in North Korea as the country became the latest to join in with New Year celebrations, with millions celebrating the end of the decade across the world

Video – North Korea celebrates New Year with vintage-style fireworks

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Kim Jong-un will give a televised address to the North Korean people following the display, where he will lay out his priorities for the year ahead amid fears the country could restart nuclear testing

Kim Jong-un will give a televised address to the North Korean people following the display, where he will lay out his priorities for the year ahead amid fears the country could restart nuclear testing

Residents of Pyongyang, where only those most loyal to Kim Jong-un’s regime live, celebrate the New Year with fireworks

Sydney went ahead with its New Year firework display despite calls for it to be cancelled amid wildfires raging across the country, with furious Australians describing it as 'slap in the face'

Sydney went ahead with its New Year firework display despite calls for it to be cancelled amid wildfires raging across the country, with furious Australians describing it as ‘slap in the face’

Thousands of tourists and locals packed in to the city harbour and on to viewing platforms as the pyrotechnic display - which took 15 months to plan - took place

Thousands of tourists and locals packed in to the city harbour and on to viewing platforms as the pyrotechnic display – which took 15 months to plan – took place

Fireworks explode over Sydney Harbour as part of New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney

Fireworks explode over Sydney Harbour as part of New Year’s Eve celebrations in Sydney

Fireworks explode after midnight over Garuda Wisnu Kencana cultural park as part of New Year’s celebrations in Bali, Indonesia, while tens of thousands of revelers in Indonesia’s capital of Jakarta were soaked by torrential rains as they waited for New Year’s Eve fireworks.

Festive events along Indonesia’s coastal areas near the Sunda Strait were dampened by a possible larger eruption of Anak Krakatau, an island volcano that erupted last year just ahead of Christmas Day, triggering a tsunami that killed more than 430 people.  

People flocked to temples and shrines in Japan, offering incense with their prayers to celebrate the passing of a year and the the first New Year’s of the Reiwa era.

Under Japan’s old-style calendar, linked to emperors’ rules, Reiwa started in May, after Emperor Akihito stepped down and his son Naruhito became emperor.

Although Reiwa is entering its second year with 2020, Jan. 1 still marks Reiwa’s first New Year’s, the most important holiday in Japan.

‘We have a new era and so I am hoping things will be better, although 2019 was also a good year because nothing bad happened,’ said Masashi Ogami, 38, who ran a sweet rice wine stall at Zojoji Temple in Tokyo, drawing a crowd of revellers.

Thousands of South Koreans filled cold downtown streets in Seoul ahead of a traditional bell-tolling ceremony near City Hall to send off an exhausting 2019 highlighted by political scandals, decaying job markets and crumbling diplomacy with North Korea.

Dignitaries picked to ring the old Bosingak bell at midnight included South Korean Major League Baseball pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu and Pengsoo, a giant penguin character with a gruff voice and blunt personality that emerged as one of the country’s biggest TV stars in 2019.

Video – Sydney rings in 2020 with spectacular fireworks over the harbour

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Fireworks explode to welcome in the New Year over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House

Fireworks explode to welcome in the New Year over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House during the midnight display

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House during the midnight display

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House

Video – Sydney kicks off NYE celebrations with early fireworks display

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Fireworks light up the sky during the New year Celebrations in the New Zealand capital of Wellington

Fireworks light up the sky during the New year Celebrations in the New Zealand capital of Wellington 

Fireworks light up the sky during the new year celebrations in Wellington, New Zealand

Fireworks light up the sky during the new year celebrations in Wellington, New Zealand

Fireworks erupt over the Melbourne central business district during New Year's Eve celebrations

Fireworks erupt over the Melbourne central business district during New Year’s Eve celebrations

Crowds watch a fireworks display during New Year's Eve celebrations in Brisbane

Crowds watch a fireworks display during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Brisbane

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New Year celebrations Around the World Welcome 2017

New Year celebrations Around the World Welcome 2017

 

Singapore celebrates the New Year

Large crowds gathered for the fireworks display at Auckland’s Sky Tower

 

Fireworks ring in the New Year in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Buddhists light candles at Jogye Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea

North Koreans gathered at Kim Il Sung square in Pyongyang

So-called “bearded men” parade through the streets of Slawatycze in Poland’s Lublin region as part of a local tradition

 

Fireworks lit up the world’s tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai

 Fireworks explode over the Kremlin, in Moscow, Russia

London brings the New Year with fireworks along the Thames

Paris’s Arc de Triomphe was lit up with pictures

Fireworks explode over the Brandenburg gate in Berlin, Germany

As midnight struck in New York, Times Square was deluged with confetti

Fireworks light up the sky over Nairobi, Kenya

People watch a fireworks display from the water off Copacabana beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Greece welcomes 2017 with a fireworks display over the Parthenon temple

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