Last night, as the stroke of midnight rolled across the world's time zones, people gathered in private and took to the streets to celebrate the arrival of the New Year, 2018. Fireworks erupted from Yogyakarta to Nairobi, and revelers gathered in Sydney, Dubai, Rio de Janeiro, New York, and thousands of other places, raising a glass, trying to keep warm, making resolutions, and wishing each other a "Happy New Year!"
1.A couple hug each other as they watch fireworks exploding over Copacabana beach during New Year's celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 1, 2018.
2.Fireworks explode over the Brandenburg Gate during New Year's festivities on January 1, 2018, in Berlin, Germany. Tens of thousands of revelers gathered in the city center to celebrate New Year's Eve.
3.A young Chinese girl celebrates the arrival of the New Year at a countdown event on December 31, 2017, in Beijing, China.
4.A view of the Burj Khalifa New Year laser light show as Dubai breaks the Guinness World Record for the largest light and sound show on a single building on December 31, 2017 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
5.Fireworks illuminate the city's skyline during New Year's Eve celebrations of 2018 on on January 1, 2018, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
6.Revelers wait for sunrise on Bondi beach on January 1, 2018 in Sydney, Australia.
7.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.
8.This illustration taken with a long time exposure on December 31, 2017, in Budapest, Hungary, shows the year "2018", painted with a flashlight in front of a Christmas tree.
9.Indians take pictures in front of the lit up Chattrapathi Shivaji Terminus railway station ahead of New Year's eve celebrations in Mumbai on December 31, 2017.
10.About 300 inhabitants of Duindorp, a fishing neighborhood, build the largest New Year's Eve bonfire Worlwide on the beach on January 11, 2018 in The Hague, the Netherlands. A hundred thousand wooden pallets collected during the year and stored in secret locations were lifted and piled up to reach a final high of 29.7 meters. Duindorp holds the world record with a bonfire of 9,700 cubic meters. The New Year's Eve bonfire of Duindorp was relocated on the beach in the nineties to restore peace in the neighborhood as violent brawls often erupted.
11.Fireworks explode above Singapore's financial district at the stroke of midnight to mark the New Year's celebrations on January 1, 2018.
12.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 Center in Nairobi, Kenya.
13.A view of the Champs Elysees Avenue in Paris as revelers take part in New Year celebrations, on January 1, 2018.
14.People watch a fireworks display during New Year's celebrations in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, on January 1, 2018.
15.Revellers bid farewell to 2017 as they gather to celebrate New Years in Istanbul, Turkey on December 31, 2017.
16.People fly lanterns at Borobudur temple during New Year celebrations in Magelang, Indonesia, on January 1, 2018.
17.Iraqis watch fireworks explode during the New Year's Day celebrations in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 1, 2018.
18.Fireworks explode over the Kremlin and St Basil Cathedral during New Year celebrations in central Moscow early on January 1, 2018.
19.A group of Maasai perform a traditional dance during the New Year's Eve celebration on Nungwi Beach in Zanzibar, Tanzania, on December 31, 2017.
20.This picture from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency taken and released on January 1, 2018, shows fireworks ushering in the New Year in Pyongyang.
21.This picture from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency taken and released on January 1, 2018, shows fireworks ushering in the New Year in Pyongyang.
22.Fireworks explode near the giant Ferris wheel of the London Eye on the South Bank of the River Thames as thousands gather to ring in the new year on January 1, 2018 in London, England.
23.A man walks near The Ritz as it is engulfed in smoke from New Year celebration fireworks in London, England, on January 1, 2018.
24.People watch as fireworks explode over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 1, 2018.
25.Revelers hold umbrellas during New Year's celebrations under the rain at the Parliament square in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, on January 1, 2018.
26.Fireworks explode over the Victoria Harbor during New Year's Eve to celebrate the start of year 2018 in Hong Kong, on January 1, 2018.
27.Revelers gathered in Times Square in New York watch the ceremonial ball rise to the top of a pole high above the street on December 31, 2017, in preparation for the ball drop during New Year's Eve celebrations.
28.People gather in Times Square in New York on December 31, 2017.
29.Elena Barduniotis from Colorado waits in Times Square in sub-freezing weather ahead of New Year's celebrations on December 31, 2017.
30.A couple kisses at a New Year's party in the Marriott Marquis overlooking Times Square in New York on December 31, 2017.
31.Fireworks explode at midnight in Times Square on New Year's Eve on January 1, 2018.
32.Confetti drops over the crowd as the clock strikes midnight during the New Year's celebration in Times Square as seen from the Marriott Marquis in New York, on January 1, 2018.
33.A couple kisses while they celebrate the New Year in New York's Times Square on January 1, 2018.
34.A New York City Department of Sanitation worker cleans the streets after the New Year celebrations in Times Square on January 1, 2018.
35.Meghan McClements braves the wintry conditions as she takes part in the annual New Year's Day swim at Carnlough harbor on January 1, 2018, in Carnlough, Northern Ireland.
36.People watch the first sunrise on New Year's Day at a beach in Tokyo, Japan, on January 1, 2018.
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1.A couple hug each other as they watch fireworks exploding over Copacabana beach during New Year's celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 1, 2018.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
2.Fireworks explode over the Brandenburg Gate during New Year's festivities on January 1, 2018, in Berlin, Germany. Tens of thousands of revelers gathered in the city center to celebrate New Year's Eve.
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3.A young Chinese girl celebrates the arrival of the New Year at a countdown event on December 31, 2017, in Beijing, China.
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4.A view of the Burj Khalifa New Year laser light show as Dubai breaks the Guinness World Record for the largest light and sound show on a single building on December 31, 2017 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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5.Fireworks illuminate the city's skyline during New Year's Eve celebrations of 2018 on on January 1, 2018, in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
6.Revelers wait for sunrise on Bondi beach on January 1, 2018 in Sydney, Australia.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
7.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.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
8.This illustration taken with a long time exposure on December 31, 2017, in Budapest, Hungary, shows the year "2018", painted with a flashlight in front of a Christmas tree.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
9.Indians take pictures in front of the lit up Chattrapathi Shivaji Terminus railway station ahead of New Year's eve celebrations in Mumbai on December 31, 2017.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
10.About 300 inhabitants of Duindorp, a fishing neighborhood, build the largest New Year's Eve bonfire Worlwide on the beach on January 11, 2018 in The Hague, the Netherlands. A hundred thousand wooden pallets collected during the year and stored in secret locations were lifted and piled up to reach a final high of 29.7 meters. Duindorp holds the world record with a bonfire of 9,700 cubic meters. The New Year's Eve bonfire of Duindorp was relocated on the beach in the nineties to restore peace in the neighborhood as violent brawls often erupted.
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11.Fireworks explode above Singapore's financial district at the stroke of midnight to mark the New Year's celebrations on January 1, 2018.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
12.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 Center in Nairobi, Kenya.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
13.A view of the Champs Elysees Avenue in Paris as revelers take part in New Year celebrations, on January 1, 2018.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
14.People watch a fireworks display during New Year's celebrations in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, on January 1, 2018.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
15.Revellers bid farewell to 2017 as they gather to celebrate New Years in Istanbul, Turkey on December 31, 2017.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
16.People fly lanterns at Borobudur temple during New Year celebrations in Magelang, Indonesia, on January 1, 2018.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
17.Iraqis watch fireworks explode during the New Year's Day celebrations in Baghdad, Iraq, on January 1, 2018.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
18.Fireworks explode over the Kremlin and St Basil Cathedral during New Year celebrations in central Moscow early on January 1, 2018.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
19.A group of Maasai perform a traditional dance during the New Year's Eve celebration on Nungwi Beach in Zanzibar, Tanzania, on December 31, 2017.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
20.This picture from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency taken and released on January 1, 2018, shows fireworks ushering in the New Year in Pyongyang.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
21.This picture from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency taken and released on January 1, 2018, shows fireworks ushering in the New Year in Pyongyang.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
22.Fireworks explode near the giant Ferris wheel of the London Eye on the South Bank of the River Thames as thousands gather to ring in the new year on January 1, 2018 in London, England.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
23.A man walks near The Ritz as it is engulfed in smoke from New Year celebration fireworks in London, England, on January 1, 2018.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
24.People watch as fireworks explode over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 1, 2018.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
25.Revelers hold umbrellas during New Year's celebrations under the rain at the Parliament square in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, on January 1, 2018.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
26.Fireworks explode over the Victoria Harbor during New Year's Eve to celebrate the start of year 2018 in Hong Kong, on January 1, 2018.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
27.Revelers gathered in Times Square in New York watch the ceremonial ball rise to the top of a pole high above the street on December 31, 2017, in preparation for the ball drop during New Year's Eve celebrations.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
28.People gather in Times Square in New York on December 31, 2017.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
29.Elena Barduniotis from Colorado waits in Times Square in sub-freezing weather ahead of New Year's celebrations on December 31, 2017.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
30.A couple kisses at a New Year's party in the Marriott Marquis overlooking Times Square in New York on December 31, 2017.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
31.Fireworks explode at midnight in Times Square on New Year's Eve on January 1, 2018.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
32.Confetti drops over the crowd as the clock strikes midnight during the New Year's celebration in Times Square as seen from the Marriott Marquis in New York, on January 1, 2018.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
33.A couple kisses while they celebrate the New Year in New York's Times Square on January 1, 2018.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
34.A New York City Department of Sanitation worker cleans the streets after the New Year celebrations in Times Square on January 1, 2018.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
35.Meghan McClements braves the wintry conditions as she takes part in the annual New Year's Day swim at Carnlough harbor on January 1, 2018, in Carnlough, Northern Ireland.
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| Image Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/ |
36.People watch the first sunrise on New Year's Day at a beach in Tokyo, Japan, on January 1, 2018.
Credit: https://www.theatlantic.com/
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