New Year’s celebrations around the world

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Dec 31, 2014

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People take part in the Procession of Light through the centre of Dublin to begin the city’s New Year’s eve festival, ZUMAPRESS

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The Arc de Triomphe on the Champs Elysees in Paris, as the French capital waits for the New Year to ring in. Getty Images

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People gather on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris before celebrating the New Year on December 31, 2014.

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Fireworks light the sky over St. Basil’s Cathedral and Kremlin’s Spasskaya (Saviour) Tower, covered by scaffolding, during celebrations of New Year’s Day in Red Square in Moscow. Reuters

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Fireworks begin during a New Year’s eve countdown at the Quezon Memorial Circle in suburban Quezon city, north of Manila, Philippines. AP

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People watch fireworks marking New Year’s Day of 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand. ZUMA Wire

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Ukrainians mark the upcoming New Year near to St. Sophia's Cathedral.

Ukrainians are out marking the upcoming New Year near to St. Sophia’s Cathedral, by the main Christmas tree, in downtown Kiev, Ukraine, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

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Acrobatic performers, dressed in Santa Claus costumes, celebrate the New Year at Firdous Square in Baghdad, Iraq. AP

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People look at a firework display during a New Year celebration on January 1, 2015 in Dubai. Getty Images

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Fireworks explode over the National Monument on December 31, 2014 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Getty Images

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An unseen person writes ‘2015’ using a sparkler in front of the Queen Elizabeth Tower and The Houses of Parliament ahead of the new year fireworks in central London. EPA

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Crowds gather on the Embankment in central London, for the New Year celebration fireworks.

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An installation by French fire alchemists illuminates with over 1,300 fire pots during the New Year’s Eve ‘Saint Silvester’ celebration, in Geneva, Switzerland. EPA

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Fireworks shoot into the sky in honor of New Year’s Eve – India

Kollam, India. 31st December 2014 — Traditional firework were launched in honor of New Year’s Eve and to welcome in 2015 in Kollam, India.

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People arrive at the New Year’s eve party at Berlin’s landmark Brandenburg Gate. Getty Images

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A Palestinian writes in the sand celebrating the New Year before sunset on the last day of the year. ZUMA Wire

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A fireworks show marking the New Year’s Day of 2015 is held at Victoria Harbour in south China’s Hong Kong, Jan. 1. ZUMA Wire

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Revelers cheer in Times Square during New Year’s Eve celebrations in New York. Reuters

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New Year’s Eve revelers fill Times Square before the New Year’s Eve ball drop. Chad Rachman

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A man sprays his drink over people as they celebrate the New Year in a main party zone in the city of Cape Town, South Africa. AP

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ireworks explode above the ancient temple of Parthenon atop the Acropolis hill during the New Year celebrations in Athens, Greece. Getty Images

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The ‘National Fireworks’ light up the night sky above the Erasmus Bridge, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. EPA

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Trader Joseph Mastrolia works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange while wearing 2015 novelty glasses on New Year’s Eve. Reuters

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Lebanese watch a firework display during the New Year’s celebrations at midnight in downtown Beirut, Lebanon. AP

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