How other countries have kicked off New Year celebrations
New Year fireworks burst over the Marina Bay skyline in Singapore on January 1, 2017. AFP PHOTO
People celebrate during a countdown event to mark the New Year in downtown Seoul on January 1, 2017.
New Year fireworks illuminate the sky over the iconic Opera House and Harbour Bridge in Sydney on January 1, 2017.
People celebrate during a countdown event to mark the New Year in downtown Seoul on January 1, 2017. AFP PHOTO
People hold balloons
during the New Year celebrations at Prince Park Tower in the Japanese
capital Tokyo on December 31, 2016. AFP PHOTO
People gather to watch
carbide-shooting, a tradition on the last day of the year to scare off
evil spirits, in Zevenhuizen, the Netherlands, on December 31, 2016.
People celebrate during a countdown event to mark the New Year in downtown Seoul on January 1, 2017.
Members of the Up Helly
AA Vikings from Shetland prepare to lead the torchlight procession
through the streets of Edinburgh in Scotland on December 30, 2016, as
the city begins to celebrate Hogmanay The procession is the opening
event of Edinburgh’s Hogmanay 2016/17. Over 40,000 people are expected
to throng the streets of the capital to watch the torch carriers as they
illuminate the city, culminating in a breath-taking fireworks finale.
A woman wears a mask on a
polluted day in Beijing on New Year's Eve on December 31, 2016. Beijing
issued an orange alert - the second highest level - for heavy pollution
over the New Year weekend period. AFP PHOTO
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