New Year's Eve - Celebrations around the world
KENYA - People look at fireworks launching from the building of Old Mutual Tower to celebrate the new year in Nairobi.
United Arab Emirates - Fireworks light the sky during a light and drone show to celebrate the New Year in Al Wathba, near Abu Dhabi.
GERMANY - Fireworks explode over Berlin's landmark the Brandenburg Gate during a New Year's light and music show before midnight to welcome the year 2023.
GREECE - Fireworks explode over the Acropolis during New Year celebrations in Athens.
AUSTRIA - Hundreds of tourists and citizens attend a water and laser show to celebrate the New Year 2023 on the main square in Graz,
FRANCE - Fireworks explode next to the Arc de Triomphe with "1" projected on the building, at the Avenue des Champs-Elysees during New Year celebrations in Paris.
BRAZIL - People celebrate as the traditional New Year's fireworks light up the sky at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro.
United States - A view of the clock in Times Square during Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2023.
THAILAND
Fireworks show over Wat Arun Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River during New Year celebrations in Bangkok.
THAILAND
Fireworks show over Wat Arun Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River during New Year celebrations in Bangkok.
THAILAND
Fireworks show over Wat Arun Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River during New Year celebrations in Bangkok.
CHINA
Fireworks lighting up the sky over the Xiyou World theme park ahead of the new year in Huaian, in China's eastern Jiangsu province.
UKRAINE
Ukrainian firefighters stand in line as they receive New Year's gifts at their fire station in the city of Bakhmut, eastern Ukraine
PHILIPPINES
Fireworks light up the sky over Rizal Park in Manila to celebrate during New Year celebrations on January 1, 2023.
PHILIPPINES
Fireworks light up the sky over Rizal Park in Manila to celebrate during New Year celebrations on January 1, 2023.
JAPAN
People celebrate the start of New Year’s Day at midnight at Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo early on January 1, 2023.
COLOMBIA
Homeless people get food, medicine, and the opportunity to get a shower and new clothes distributed by volunteers of the El Banquete del Bronx during a New Year's Eve activity in Bogota, Colombia
COLOMBIA
Homeless people get food, medicine, and the opportunity to get a shower and new clothes distributed by volunteers of the El Banquete del Bronx during a New Year's Eve activity in Bogota, Colombia
INDIA
People gather at the sea promenade, lit up during sunset on New Year’s Eve in Mumbai.
GERMANY
Costumed participants run in the Hanover New Year's Eve run. The 5.8-kilometer course takes runners around the Maschsee lake.
AUSTRALIA
New Year's Eve fireworks light up the sky over the Sydney Opera House (L) and Harbour Bridge during the fireworks display in Sydney on January 1, 2023.
FRANCE
A man waves a Ukrainian flag as people take part in a traditional sea bath to mark the New Year's celebrations on a nudist beach in Le Cap d'Agde, southern France, on December 31, 2022.
NETHERLANDS
Residents of the hamlet of Arrien near Ommen in Overijssel ring out 2022 with carbide shots. Shooting carbide is an old custom in which a lump of carbide and a strong milk can cause big bangs to drive away evil spirits before the new year.
POLAND
Hundreds of people warm up while dressed in funny clothing as they take part in the 18th Krakow New Year's Eve Run at the Small Square in Krakow, Poland on December 31, 2022.
POLAND
Hundreds of people warm up while dressed in funny clothing as they take part in the 18th Krakow New Year's Eve Run at the Small Square in Krakow, Poland on December 31, 2022.
AUSTRALIA
The "family fireworks", displayed three hours before midnight every year ahead of the main show at midnight, fill the sky over the Opera House in Sydney on New Year's Eve on December 31, 2022.
JAPAN
The Chinka-sai, Fire Prevention Festival, is held at Mikasanohama of Itsukushima Jinja Shrine in Miyajima, Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture on Dec. 31, 2022. Locals holding pine torches gathered at the shore near the O-torii(Grand gate).
ITALY
Ski instructors descend from Monte Rosa on the ski slope while the Christmas light illuminations on the walls of some buildings are seen in the main square of the tourist town during the popular end-of-year festival organized in Alagna Valsesia, Italy on December 30, 2022.
ITALY
Ski instructors descend from Monte Rosa on the ski slope while the Christmas light illuminations on the walls of some buildings are seen in the main square of the tourist town during the popular end-of-year festival organized in Alagna Valsesia, Italy on December 30, 2022.
NEW ZEALAND
Fireworks show give the welcoming to 2023 at New Year's Eve celebration at Hagley Park, in Christchurch, New Zealand on January 01, 2023.
NEW ZEALAND
The local band Dragon performing at New Year's Eve celebration at Hagley Park, in Christchurch, New Zealand on December 31, 2022.
Netherlands - Due to expected high winds on New Year's Eve, the bonfires on the beaches of Scheveningen and Duindorp were lit a day earlier than planned.
Netherlands - Due to expected high winds on New Year's Eve, the bonfires on the beaches of Scheveningen and Duindorp were lit a day earlier than planned.
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