Happy New Year! The world rings in 2017
Across the globe, revelers gathered at midnight to celebrate the New Year.
Pictured: Fireworks illuminate the city’s skyline during Hong Kong’s New Year’s celebration on January 1, 2017 in Hong Kong.
Tokyo, Japan
Balloons are released as part in New Year celebrations in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 1, 2017.
Tokyo, Japan
Shinto priests walk past lanterns after attending a ritual to usher in the upcoming New Year at the Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 31, 2016.
Tokyo, Japan
Revelers wearing timely glasses pose during a New Year countdown at Shibuya crossing in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 31, 2016.
Taipei, Taiwan
Fireworks from the Taipei 101 tower light up the Taiwanese skyline during New Year celebrations just after midnight on January 1, 2017 in Taipei.
Sydney, Australia
Early arrivals claim prime positions to watch fireworks ushering in the New Year in front of the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge, in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 31, 2016.
Sydney, Australia
Charlotte Kent from Huddersfield in England wears glowing glasses and a headset for 2017 before watching the New Year’s Eve fireworks in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 31, 2016.
Sydney, Australia
New Year’s fireworks illuminate the sky over the iconic Opera House and Harbour Bridge in Sydney on January 1, 2017.
Sydney, Australia
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as Australians usher in the New Year, Jan. 1, 2017.
Sydney, Australia
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House on January 1, 2017 in Sydney, Australia.
Seoul, South Korea
In South Korea, politics mixed with New Year sentiments, as protesters attend a candle-lit rally calling for the immediate departure of impeached President Park Geun-Hye, in downtown Seoul, Dec. 31, 2016.
Pyongyang, North Korea
North Koreans watch a New Year’s fireworks display at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Jan. 1, 2017.
Pyongyang, North Korea
North Koreans watch a New Year’s fireworks display at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Jan. 1, 2017.
Bali
Balinese dancers perform during a New Year celebration in Denpasar, on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali, on Dec. 31, 2016.
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Fireworks explode in front of Malaysia’s landmark Petronas Twin Towers during the New Year’s celebration in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 1, 2017.
Bangkok, Thailand
People hold images of the late Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej during New Year celebrations in front of the Grand Palace in Bangkok, January 1, 2017.
Beijing, China
A man and woman pose for photos after the countdown to the New Year at an event in Beijing, China, Jan. 1, 2017.
Hong Kong
Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour during New Year’s celebrations in Hong Kong on January 1, 2017.
Ahmedabad, India
A man gets a haircut with the number “2017” depicted to welcome the New Year at a barbershop in Ahmedabad, India, Dec. 31, 2016.
Hajduszoboszlo, Hungary
Tradition-keepers fire a cannon during New Year’s Eve celebrations in Hajduszoboszlo, 207 kms east of Budapest, Hungary, Dec. 31, 2016.
Moscow
People walk past Christmas decorations in central Moscow on New Year’s Eve, December 31, 2016.
Berlin, Germany
Visitors from Mexico, Palestine and Hungary pose for a photo at the Brandenburg Gate, ahead of New Year’s Eve celebrations in Berlin, Dec. 31, 2016.
Berlin, Germany
Fireworks explode behind the Brandenburg Gate at midnight on January 1, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. Security was tightened this year at the celebration at the location after 12 people were killed and another 48 injured when a truck was driven into a Christmas market nearby less than two weeks earlier.
Cologne, Germany
Visitors celebrate New Year’s Eve in front of Cologne Cathedral, not far from where on New Year’s Eve one year ago hundreds of apparently coordinated sexual assaults were perpetrated against women, on January 1, 2017 in Cologne, Germany.
Paris
The Arc de Triomphe monument is illuminated by a laser and 3D mapping display reading Happy New Year (Bonne Annee in French) as part of New Year celebrations on January 1, 2017 in Paris.
Dubai
Fireworks mark the beginning of the new year at the Burj Khalifa on January 1, 2017 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
London
Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 01, 2017 in London, England. Thousands of people line the streets of central London tonight to watch the annual New Year’s Eve fireworks display.
New York
Confetti falls as the clock strikes midnight during New Year celebrations in Times Square in New York, January 1, 2017.
New York Times Square
Jay Fragus, 31, and Christina Fragus, 32, kiss in Times Square while waiting for the New Year’s celebration in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., December 31, 2016.
Las Vegas NYE
People dance during a New Year’s Eve celebration Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016, in Las Vegas.