A picture taken on December 31, 2017, shows fireworks lighting the sky during celebrations to mark the New Year's eve celebrations in Abu Dhabi. (Credit: NEZAR BALOUT/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: UAE
A picture taken on December 31, 2017, shows a laser show at Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower in the world, to mark the New Year's eve celebrations in Dubai. (Credit: GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: UAE
A picture taken on December 31, 2017, shows a laser show at Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower in the world, to mark the New Year's eve celebrations in Dubai. (Credit: GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: Philippines
People watch fireworks display during New Year Celebration in Manila on January 1, 2018.
The Philippines is mainly Roman Catholic but the celebrations draw on ancient superstitions and Chinese traditions in which the noise from firecrackers is meant to drive away evil spirits and bring good luck in the coming year. Adding to the danger of annual fireworks celebrations in the streets, there are over 1.2 million unlicensed firearms in the Philippines and some of those are used in the festivities. (Credit: NOEL CELIS/AFP/Getty Images)
Egypt Celebrates New Year's Eve 2017
An Egyptian soldier stands guard outside the Saint Joseph Catholic Church ahead of New Year's Eve mass in Cairo on December 31, 2017. (Credit: KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)
Beijing Celebrates New Year's Eve 2017
Dancers perform during the New Year's Eve on December 31, 2017 in Beijing, China. China prepares a countdown event on December 31 to welcome the new year 2018. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
Indonesians Countdown To The New Year
Fireworks illuminate the city's skyline during New Year's Eve celebrations of 2018 on on January 1, 2018 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)
Shanghai Celebrates New Year's Eve 2017
A Chinese balloon vendor waits for customers during New Year celebrations in Shanghai at the start of January 1, 2018. (Credit: CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP/Getty Images)
Beijing Celebrates New Year's Eve 2017
Chinese people celebrate the New Year during the New Year's Eve on December 31, 2017 in Beijing, China. China prepares a countdown event on December 31 to welcome the new year 2018. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
Beijing Celebrates New Year's Eve 2017
Chinese people celebrate the New Year during the New Year's Eve on December 31, 2017 in Beijing, China. China prepares a countdown event on December 31 to welcome the new year 2018. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: Indonesia
Fireworks explode over the Selamat Datang Monument in downtown Jakarta on January 1, 2018 during New Year celebrations. (Credit: BAY ISMOYO/AFP/Getty Images)
Taiwanese Countdown To The New Year
Fireworks light up the Taiwan skyline and Taipei 101 during New Years Eve celebrations just after midnight on January 1, 2018 in Taipei, Taiwan. (Photo by Billy H.C. Kwok/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: Thailand
A firework display is seen over the Chao Praya River during New Year celebrations in Bangkok at the start of January 1, 2018. (Credit: LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: Malaysia
Fireworks illuminate the sky near Malaysia's Petronas Twin Towers during New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur on January 1, 2018. (Credit: MOHD RASFAN/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: China
Policemen stand guard at a countdown event marking the arrival of the New Year in Beijing early on January 1, 2018. (Credit: GREG BAKER/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: Hong Kong
Fireworks explode over Victoria harbour during New Year celebrations in Hong Kong on January 1, 2018. (Credit: ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: Hong Kong
Fireworks explode over Victoria harbour during New Year celebrations in Hong Kong on January 1, 2018. (Credit: DALE DE LA REY/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: Singapore
Fireworks illuminate the skyline as the clock strikes midnight during New Year's Eve celebrations in Singapore early on January 1, 2018. (Credit: ROSLAN RAHMAN/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: Japan
Residents in fox makeup participate in the Oji Fox parade to thank the outgoing and welcome the incoming year at the Oji Inari shrine in Tokyo early on January 1, 2018. (Credit: TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: Japan
Residents in fox makeup participate in the Oji Fox parade to thank the outgoing and welcome the incoming year at the Oji Inari shrine in Tokyo late on December 31, 2017. (Credit: TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)
South Korea Celebrates New Year's
Lights illuminate at the Lotte World Tower on January 1, 2018 in Seoul, South Korea. The Lotte World Tower, the 555 meter-tall skyscraper, is the fifth tallest in the world and celebrated the upcoming PyeongChang 2018 Olympics as well. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
South Korea Celebrates New Year's
Fireworks light the sky over the Lotte World Tower, a 123-floor and 1821-foot (555 m) building, after midnight during a countdown event to celebrate the New Year in Seoul, South Korea on January 1, 2018. (Credit: JUNG YEON-JE/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: Pakistan
Pakistani fishermen work at sea during sunset near the port city of Karachi on December 31, 2017. (Credit: ASIF HASSAN/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: India
Indian people gather at India gate during New Year's Eve celebrations in New Delhi on December 31, 2017. (DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: India
An Indian family takes a selfie during New Year's Eve celebrations at India gate in New Delhi on December 31, 2017. (Credit: DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty Images)
Sydney Celebrates New Year's Eve 2017
Fireworks explode from the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House during the midnight fireworks display on New Year's Eve on New Year's Eve on January 1, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
Sydney Celebrates New Year's Eve 2017
Fireworks light up the sky from building rooftops along the Yarra River during New Year's Eve celebrations in Melbourne early on January 1, 2018. (Credit: MAL FAIRCLOUGH/AFP/Getty Images)
New Zealanders Celebrate New Year's Eve 2017
Over 5 minutes of fireworks from the Sky Tower welcome in the new year during New Year's Eve celebrations on January 1, 2018 in Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealand is one of the first major cities in the world to ring in the New Year. (Photo by Dave Rowland/Getty Images)
New Zealanders Celebrate New Year's Eve 2017
Over 5 minutes of fireworks from the Sky Tower welcome in the new year during New Year's Eve celebrations on January 1, 2018 in Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealand is one of the first major cities in the world to ring in the New Year. (Photo by Dave Rowland/Getty Images)
Sydney Celebrates New Year's Eve 2017
The "family fireworks", displayed three hours before midnight every year ahead of the main show at midnight, fill the sky over the Opera House and Harbour Bridge in Sydney on New Year's Eve on December 31, 2017. (Credit: SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images)
Sydney Celebrates New Year's Eve 2017
Fireworks are seen over Sydney Harbour on New Year's Eve on December 31, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Don Arnold/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: Slovenia
Fireworks explode above Ljubljana castle during New Year's celebrations just after midnight in Ljubljana, Slovenia on January 1, 2018. (Credit: JURE MAKOVEC/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: Slovenia
Fireworks explode above Ljubljana castle during New Year's celebrations just after midnight in Ljubljana, Slovenia on January 1, 2018. (Credit: JURE MAKOVEC/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: Slovenia
People take photos and videos with their mobile phones as fireworks explode above Ljubljana castle during New Year's celebrations just after midnight in Ljubljana, Slovenia on January 1, 2018. (Credit: JURE MAKOVEC/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: U.K.
Fireworks explode around the London Eye during New Year's celebrations in central London just after midnight on January 1, 2018. (Credit: TOLGA AKMEN/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: U.K.
Fireworks explode around the London Eye during New Year's celebrations in central London just after midnight on January 1, 2018. (Credit: TOLGA AKMEN/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: U.K.
Fireworks explode around the London Eye during New Year's celebrations in central London just after midnight on January 1, 2018. (Credit: TOLGA AKMEN/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: South Africa
People celebrate during New Year's festivities at Mary Fitzgerald Square in Johannesburg on January 1 2018. (Credit: WIKUS DE WET/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: South Africa
People celebrate during New Year's festivities at Mary Fitzgerald Square in Johannesburg on January 1 2018. (Credit: WIKUS DE WET/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: South Africa
People dance during New Year celebrations at Mary Fitzgerald Square in Johannesburg on January 1 2018. (Credit: WIKUS DE WET/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: France
Images are projected on the Arc de Triomphe monument during a laser and 3D video mapping show as part of the New Year celebration in Paris on December 31, 2017. (Credit: GUILLAUME SOUVANT/AFP/Getty Images)
Thousands Gather In London To Ring In 2018 With Firework Celebrations
Fireworks explode over Big Ben clock and the giant Ferris wheel of the London Eye at midnight as thousands gather to ring in the near year on January 1, 2018 in London, England. Crowds lined the banks of the River Thames in central London to see in 2018 with a spectacular fireworks display. After being silenced for renovation work, Big Ben's famous bongs rang out over the Christmas period and are ushering in at midnight the new year, falling silent once again on New Year's Day at 1 pm, to continue ongoing crucial repairs of the Elizabeth Tower. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Thousands Gather In London To Ring In 2018 With Firework Celebrations
Fireworks explode over Big Ben and the giant Ferris wheel of the London Eye at midnight as thousands gather to ring in the near year on January 1, 2018 in London, England. Crowds lined the banks of the River Thames in central London to see in 2018 with a spectacular fireworks display. After being silenced for renovation work, Big Ben's famous bongs rang out over the Christmas period and are ushering in at midnight the new year, falling silent once again on New Year's Day at 1 pm, to continue ongoing crucial repairs of the Elizabeth Tower. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: France
Images are projected on the Arc de Triomphe monument during a laser and 3D video mapping show as part of the New Year celebrations in Paris on December 31, 2017. (Credit: GUILLAUME SOUVANT/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: France
Images are projected on the Arc de Triomphe monument during a laser and 3D video mapping show as part of the New Year celebrations in Paris on December 31, 2017. (Credit: GUILLAUME SOUVANT/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: Tanzania
A staff of a hotel lights a sign that reads 2018 during the New Year's Eve celebration on Nungwi Beach in Zanzibar, Tanzania, on December 31, 2017. (Credit: GULSHAN KHAN/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: France
Images are projected on the Arc de Triomphe monument during a laser and 3D video mapping show as part of the New Year celebration in Paris on December 31, 2017. (Credit: GUILLAUME SOUVANT/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: Lebanon
Fireworks explode over downtown Beirut, Lebanon, during New Year's celebrations, on January 1, 2018. (Credit: ANWAR AMRO/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: Germany
Fireworks is seen over the city skyline with the landmark TV tower (R) as the German capital celebrates the arrival of a new year in Berlin on January 1, 2018. (Credit: ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: France
Images are projected on the Arc de Triomphe monument as fireworks explode during a laser and 3D video mapping show as part of the New Year celebrations in Paris on January 1, 2018. (Credit: GUILLAUME SOUVANT/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: Netherlands
Firework explode at the Erasmusbrug as part of New Year's celebrations in Rotterdam, the Netherlands on January 1, 2018. (Credit: ROBIN UTRECHT/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: Germany
Fireworks explode over the New City Hall of Hanover, northern Germany, on January 1, 2018, to usher in the new year. (Credit: JULIAN STRATENSCHULTE/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: Kenya
People react after counting down to New Year's day on January 1, 2018, during the New Year's music event at Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya. (Credit: YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: Kenya
People react after counting down to New Year's day on January 1, 2018, during the New Year's music event at Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya. (Credit: YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: Germany
Fireworks explode behind the quadriga of Berlin's landmark the Brandenburg Gate to usher in the New Year on January 1, 2018. (Credit: JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: Germany
Fireworks explode behind the quadriga of Berlin's landmark the Brandenburg Gate to usher in the New Year on January 1, 2018. (Credit: JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: Greece
Fireworks explode by the Ancient Acropolis in Athens during the New Year celebrations on December 31, 2017. (Credit: LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images)
Thousands Gather In London To Ring In 2018 With Firework Celebrations
People stand inside the old red telephone booths while crowds walk near the giant Ferris wheel of the London Eye on the South Bank of the River Thames as thousands gather to ring in later tonight the New Year on December 31, 2017 in London, England. Crowds are starting to line the banks of the River Thames in central London to see in 2018 for a spectacular fireworks display. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: Greece
Fireworks explode by the Ancient Acropolis in Athens during the New Year celebrations on December 31, 2017. (Credit: LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: Bulgaria
Bulgarians watch fireworks explode during New Year celebrations in central Sofia early on January 1, 2018. (Credit: DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP/Getty Images)
Thousands Gather In London To Ring In 2018 With Firework Celebrations
Crowds walk near the giant Ferris wheel of the London Eye on the South Bank of the River Thames as thousands gather to ring in later tonight the New Year on December 31, 2017 in London, England. Crowds are starting to line the banks of the River Thames in central London to see in 2018 for a spectacular fireworks display. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: Russia
Fireworks explode over the Kremlin during New Year celebrations in central Moscow early on January 1, 2018 (Credit: KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: Turkey
Revellers bid farewell to 2017 as they gather to celebrate New Years in Istanbul on December 31, 2017.
Turkey arrested on December 31, 2017, more suspected Islamic State (IS) group jihadists in a major crackdown on the extremist group ahead of a New Year overshadowed by the first anniversary of the nightclub terror attack that left 39 dead. (Credit: YASIN AKGUL/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: Turkey
Revellers bid farewell to 2017 as they gather to celebrate New Years in Istanbul on December 31, 2017.
Turkey arrested on December 31, 2017, more suspected Islamic State (IS) group jihadists in a major crackdown on the extremist group ahead of a New Year overshadowed by the first anniversary of the nightclub terror attack that left 39 dead. (Credit: YASIN AKGUL/AFP/Getty Images)
New Year's 2018: Turkey
Revellers bid farewell to 2017 as they gather to celebrate New Years in Istanbul on December 31, 2017.
Turkey arrested on December 31, 2017, more suspected Islamic State (IS) group jihadists in a major crackdown on the extremist group ahead of a New Year overshadowed by the first anniversary of the nightclub terror attack that left 39 dead. (Credit: YASIN AKGUL/AFP/Getty Images)
