New Year's celebrations around world
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Fireworks are set off on New Year's Eve near the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 31, 2019. (Photo by Zhu Hongye/Xinhua)
Fireworks are set off on New Year's Eve near the Sydney Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 31, 2019. (Photo by Zhu Hongye/Xinhua)
Drones form a pattern during the Marina Bay Singapore Countdown 2020 in Marina Bay, Singapore, on Dec. 31, 2019. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)
Fireworks explode during the Marina Bay Singapore Countdown 2020 in Marina Bay, Singapore, on Dec. 31, 2019. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)
Fireworks explode during the Marina Bay Singapore Countdown 2020 in Marina Bay, Singapore, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)
Fireworks explode during the Marina Bay Singapore Countdown 2020 in Marina Bay, Singapore, on Dec. 31, 2019. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)
Incumbent Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic attends the New Year's Eve celebration in Marija Bistrica, Croatia, on Dec. 31, 2019. (Borna Filic/Pixsell via Xinhua)
A family celebrates the New Year's eve in Kolkata, India, on Dec. 31, 2019. (Xinhua/Tumpa Mondal)
People play with bubbles during the celebration of the New Year's eve in Kolkata, India, on Dec. 31, 2019. (Xinhua/Tumpa Mondal)
People attend New Year's eve celebration in Fuzine, Croatia, on Dec. 31, 2019. (Nel Pavletic/Pixsell via Xinhua)
People dressed as Santa Claus attend New Year's eve celebration in Bjelovar, Croatia, on Dec. 31, 2019. (Damir Spehar/Pixsell via Xinhua)
New Year fireworks explode near the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)
New Year fireworks explode near the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)
New Year fireworks explode near the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)
New Year fireworks explode near the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)
New Year fireworks explode near the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)
New Year fireworks explode near the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)
New Year fireworks explode near the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhu Wei)
Photo taken on Dec. 31, 2019 shows the light drawing of 2020 during the New Year celebrations near the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)
People celebrate the New Year near the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Dec. 31, 2019. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)
New Year fireworks explode near the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)
A Palestinian vendor sells fruit in Gaza City, Dec. 31, 2019. On the new year's eve, the Palestinians living in the impoverished coastal enclave of Gaza Strip, under Israeli siege since 2007, wished for a better life in the year of 2020. TO GO WITH "Feature: On new year's eve, Palestinians in Gaza yearn for better life" (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
A Palestinian vendor blows soap bubbles on a street in Gaza City, Dec. 31, 2019. On the new year's eve, the Palestinians living in the impoverished coastal enclave of Gaza Strip, under Israeli siege since 2007, wished for a better life in the year of 2020. TO GO WITH "Feature: On new year's eve, Palestinians in Gaza yearn for better life" (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
A Palestinian vendor sells balloons on a street in Gaza City, Dec. 31, 2019. On the new year's eve, the Palestinians living in the impoverished coastal enclave of Gaza Strip, under Israeli siege since 2007, wished for a better life in the year of 2020. TO GO WITH "Feature: On new year's eve, Palestinians in Gaza yearn for better life" (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
Palestinians walk past stores on a street in Gaza City, Dec. 31, 2019. On the new year's eve, the Palestinians living in the impoverished coastal enclave of Gaza Strip, under Israeli siege since 2007, wished for a better life in the year of 2020. TO GO WITH "Feature: On new year's eve, Palestinians in Gaza yearn for better life" (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
Fireworks explode over Sky Tower in Auckland, New Zealand, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)
People celebrate the New Year near Sky Tower in Auckland, New Zealand, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)
Fireworks explode over Sky Tower in Auckland, New Zealand, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Guo Lei)
A man blows a paper trumpet on the street to celebrate the upcoming New Year in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Dec. 31, 2019. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B.)
A participant waits for the start of the New Year celebration on Times Square in New York, the United States, on Dec. 31, 2019. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)
Participants wait for the start of the New Year celebration on Times Square in New York, the United States, on Dec. 31, 2019. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)
People drag metal things to make noises during New Year's Eve celebrations in Primosten, Croatia, on Dec. 31, 2019. This is a traditional custom to bid farewell to the past year. (Dusko Jaramaz/Pixsell via Xinhua)
People drag metal things to make noises during New Year's Eve celebrations in Primosten, Croatia, on Dec. 31, 2019. This is a traditional custom to bid farewell to the past year. (Dusko Jaramaz/Pixsell via Xinhua)
People enjoy fireworks during a New Year celebration in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)
People enjoy fireworks during a New Year celebration in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)
People enjoy fireworks during a New Year celebration in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)
People enjoy fireworks during a New Year celebration in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Ahmad Kamal)
Fireworks are seen at the Burj Khalifa during the New Year celebrations in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Su Xiaopo)
Fireworks are seen at the Burj Khalifa during the New Year celebrations in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Su Xiaopo)
Fireworks are seen at the Burj Khalifa during the New Year celebrations in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Su Xiaopo)
Fireworks are seen at the Burj Khalifa during the New Year celebrations in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Su Xiaopo)
Fireworks are seen at the Burj Khalifa during the New Year celebrations in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Su Xiaopo)
Fireworks are seen at the Burj Khalifa during the New Year celebrations in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Su Xiaopo)
Fireworks are seen at the Burj Khalifa during the New Year celebrations in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates, on Jan. 1, 2020. (Xinhua/Su Xiaopo)
People fill a pyramid of 2020 champagne glasses with sparkling wine during New Year's Eve celebrations on the main square of Porec, Croatia, Dec. 31, 2019. (Dusko Marusic/Pixsell via Xinhua)
A pyramid of 2020 champagne glasses is seen during New Year's Eve celebrations on the main square of Porec, Croatia, Dec. 31, 2019. (Dusko Marusic/Pixsell via Xinhua)