Happy New Year!
The world says goodbye to 2015 and welcomes 2016 with fireworks, revelry and prayers.
Written in the air with sparklers, "2016" is seen on a bank of the Yenisei River in the Taiga district, near the town of Divnogorsk outside the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, Dec. 31, 2015.
Paris
Revelers gather near the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs Elysees Avenue in Paris, France, during New Year celebrations, early January 1, 2016.
London
Fireworks explode around the London Eye wheel, the Big Ben clock tower and the Houses of Parliament to mark the beginning of the New Year in London, Britain, January 1, 2016. - RTX20ODG
Brussels
Fireworks explode during New Year's Day celebrations in Brussels, January 1, 2016, after authorities on Wednesday called off the usual New Year's Eve fireworks display in the capital, citing fears of a possible militant attack.
Vienna
Revelers watch as fireworks explode in front of Vienna's city hall as Austria's capital ushers in the New Year, January 1, 2016.
Athens
Fireworks explode over the temple of the Parthenon atop Acropolis hill during New Year's day celebrations in Athens, Greece, January 1, 2016.
Moscow
Revelers celebrate New Year's Day in central Moscow, Russia, January 1, 2016.
Tokyo
People hold balloons to release them at the turn of the New Year at a hotel in front of the landmark Tokyo Tower in Tokyo, Dec. 31, 2015, 2016.
Sydney
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as Australia's largest city ushers in the New Year, Jan. 1, 2016.
India
School students offer prayers for world peace in 2016 in Ahmedabad, India, Dec. 31, 2015.
The Philippines
Revelers dance in front of lit sparklers while celebrating New Year's Eve in Paranaque city, metro Manila, Dec. 31, 2015.
South Korea
A couple kisses inside a giant inflatable ball during a countdown event to celebrate New Year in Seoul, Dec. 31, 2015.
Taiwan
Fireworks explode from Taiwan's tallest skyscraper, the Taipei 101, during New Year celebrations in Taipei, Jan. 1, 2016.
Tokyo
A man prays outside the Sensoji temple ahead of the New Year holidays in Tokyo, Dec. 30, 2015.
Tokyo
Shinto priests walk to the main shrine for a ritual to usher in the New Year at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Dec. 31, 2015.
India
A man gets a "2016" haircut to welcome the New Year at a barbershop in Ahmedabad, India, Dec. 31, 2015.
Kathmandu
Gurung girls wearing traditional costumes dance while taking part in a New Year parade in Kathmandu, Nepal, Dec. 30, 2015.
Members of the Gurung community in Nepal celebrate their Tamu Lhosar or Losar (New Year) with a feast and various cultural programs to usher in the year of the Monkey.
New Zealand
A fireworks display is launched from the Auckland Sky Tower during New Year's Eve celebrations on Jan. 1, 2016 in New Zealand.
Brazil
A runner dressed as Charlie Chaplin holds a clapperboard reading "Happy New Year 2016", before the annual "Sao Silvestre Run" (Saint Silvester Road Race), an international race through the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil, Dec. 31, 2015.
Dubai
People eat at a restaurant decorated to mark the New Year in a Dubai mall, Dec. 31, 2015.
New York
A woman is searched by a New York Police Department officer as she enters a pen to wait for the beginning of New Year's Eve festivities in the Times Square area of New York, Dec. 31, 2015.
South Korea
People gather to celebrate the New Year during a countdown event in Seoul, Dec. 31, 2015.
Beijing
Dancers perform to celebrate the new year during a countdown event at Tai Miao, the imperial ancestral temple in the Forbidden City, in Beijing, Jan. 1, 2016. R
New York
Revelers stand in pens as they await New Year's Eve festivities in the Times Square area of New York, Dec.31, 2015.
Shanghai
Police officers stand guard at the location where a stampede incident occurred during New Year celebrations a year ago, on the Bund in Shanghai, Dec. 31, 2015.
Authorities in the Chinese city of Shanghai have opted not to organize New Year celebrations on the historic riverfront Bund this week, a year after a stampede killed 36 people.
Shanghai
More than 180 high school students form "Hello! 2016" ahead of the New Year, at a campus in Shanghai, Dec. 29, 2015.