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2024 New Years celebration around the world

People celebrate New Year at Plaza Altamira in Caracas, Venezuela, early Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.
People celebrate New Year at Plaza Altamira in Caracas, Venezuela, early Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.
Matias Delacroix, AP
Tankies Angels strut down Broad St. on Monday, Jan 1, 2024, during the start of the 2024 Philadelphia's Mummers parade in Philadelphia.
Tankies Angels strut down Broad St. on Monday, Jan 1, 2024, during the start of the 2024 Philadelphia's Mummers parade in Philadelphia.
Jose F. Moreno, AP
Revelers kiss after midnight at the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square in New York, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.
Revelers kiss after midnight at the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square in New York, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.
Peter K. Afriyie, AP
A couple shares a kiss as they celebrate New Year's Eve in central Istanbul's Taksim Square, in Istanbul, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.
A couple shares a kiss as they celebrate New Year's Eve in central Istanbul's Taksim Square, in Istanbul, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.
Emrah Gurel, AP
A swimmer takes part in the Loony Dook New Year's Day dip in the Firth of Forth as part of Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations, in South Queensferry, Edinburgh, Scotland, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.
A swimmer takes part in the Loony Dook New Year's Day dip in the Firth of Forth as part of Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebrations, in South Queensferry, Edinburgh, Scotland, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.
Jane Barlow, AP
A guard of the Mainz Prinzengarde welcomes the New Year on Ludwigstra'e with a laugh, in Mainz, Germany, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. The traditional New Year's parade of the carnival guards and clubs is the prelude to the 2024 carnival campaign. According to the organizers, around 1,700 participants and many thousands of spectators will be present in the city centre.
A guard of the Mainz Prinzengarde welcomes the New Year on Ludwigstra'e with a laugh, in Mainz, Germany, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. The traditional New Year's parade of the carnival guards and clubs is the prelude to the 2024 carnival campaign. According to the organizers, around 1,700 participants and many thousands of spectators will be present in the city centre.
Andreas Arnold, AP
Revelers take a selfie after midnight at the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square in New York, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.
Revelers take a selfie after midnight at the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square in New York, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.
Peter K. Afriyie, AP
Cardi B performs during Fontainebleau's New Years Eve celebration on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Miami Beach.
Cardi B performs during Fontainebleau's New Years Eve celebration on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in Miami Beach.
Scott Roth, Scott Roth/Invision/AP
Fireworks light-up the sky over the London Eye in central London to celebrate the New Year on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.
Fireworks light-up the sky over the London Eye in central London to celebrate the New Year on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.
Alberto Pezzali, AP
Pope Francis arrives to preside over a solemn mass on the occasion of the 57th World Day of Peace on the theme: "Artificial intelligence and peace" in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. New Year's Day marks the beginning of the Catholic liturgical year and honors the mother of Jesus Christ.
Pope Francis arrives to preside over a solemn mass on the occasion of the 57th World Day of Peace on the theme: "Artificial intelligence and peace" in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. New Year's Day marks the beginning of the Catholic liturgical year and honors the mother of Jesus Christ.
Andrew Medichini, AP
Pope Francis presides over a solemn mass on the occasion of the 57th World Day of Peace on the theme: "Artificial intelligence and peace" in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. New Year's Day marks the beginning of the Catholic liturgical year and honors the mother of Jesus Christ.
Pope Francis presides over a solemn mass on the occasion of the 57th World Day of Peace on the theme: "Artificial intelligence and peace" in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. New Year's Day marks the beginning of the Catholic liturgical year and honors the mother of Jesus Christ.
Andrew Medichini, AP
Children play as fireworks light up Copacabana Beach during New Year's celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.
Children play as fireworks light up Copacabana Beach during New Year's celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.
Bruna Prado, AP
Times Square Alliance volunteers throw confetti as the clock strikes midnight as seen from the New York Marriott Marquis during the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, in New York.
Times Square Alliance volunteers throw confetti as the clock strikes midnight as seen from the New York Marriott Marquis during the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024, in New York.
Yuki Iwamura, AP
People gather near Red Square with the St. Basil's Cathedral, right, and the Spasskaya Tower, left, in the background, to celebrate the new year after midnight in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.
People gather near Red Square with the St. Basil's Cathedral, right, and the Spasskaya Tower, left, in the background, to celebrate the new year after midnight in Moscow, Russia, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.
Marina Lystseva, AP
Polar Bear plungers ring in the New Year with a jump into the Tay River on the 30th Anniversary of the Perth Polar Bear Plunge in Perth, Ont. on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.
Polar Bear plungers ring in the New Year with a jump into the Tay River on the 30th Anniversary of the Perth Polar Bear Plunge in Perth, Ont. on Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.
Spencer Colby, AP
Indian Christians hold figure 2024 to celebrate the New Year after offering prayers at a Church in Ahmedabad, India, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.
Indian Christians hold figure 2024 to celebrate the New Year after offering prayers at a Church in Ahmedabad, India, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.
Ajit Solanki, AP
A reveler makes a confetti angel at the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square in New York, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.
A reveler makes a confetti angel at the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square in New York, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.
Peter K. Afriyie, AP
People wade in the chilly water of Lake Balaton during the annual New Year's Swim in Szigliget, Hungary, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. (
People wade in the chilly water of Lake Balaton during the annual New Year's Swim in Szigliget, Hungary, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. (
Tibor Katona, AP
Marco Fois dives into the Tiber River in Rome to celebrate the new year 2024, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. The 78-year old tradition was inaugurated in 1946 by Rick De Sonay, a Belgian who moved to Rome the year before and started to celebrate his birthday on Jan 1 with a dive in the Tiber.
Marco Fois dives into the Tiber River in Rome to celebrate the new year 2024, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. The 78-year old tradition was inaugurated in 1946 by Rick De Sonay, a Belgian who moved to Rome the year before and started to celebrate his birthday on Jan 1 with a dive in the Tiber.
Domenico Stinellis, AP
People demonstrate next to Yeni Cami (New Mosque) to show solidarity with Palestinians amid the ongoing war in Gaza, in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. Tens of thousands gathered in Istanbul to rally against the war in Israel on the first day of the new year.
People demonstrate next to Yeni Cami (New Mosque) to show solidarity with Palestinians amid the ongoing war in Gaza, in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024. Tens of thousands gathered in Istanbul to rally against the war in Israel on the first day of the new year.
Francisco Seco, AP
Girls take a selfie photo during New Year's celebrations at the Palace Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023.
Girls take a selfie photo during New Year's celebrations at the Palace Square in St. Petersburg, Russia, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023.
Dmitri Lovetsky, AP
Fireworks explode over the ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis hill during New Year's celebrations in Athens, Greece, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.
Fireworks explode over the ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis hill during New Year's celebrations in Athens, Greece, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.
Yorgos Karahalis, AP
Golden Sunrise Fancy division Aidan Anderson smiles while wearing his themed costume, "For the Love of Philly," Monday, Jan 1, 2024, during the start of the 2024 Mummers Day Parade in Philadelphia.
Golden Sunrise Fancy division Aidan Anderson smiles while wearing his themed costume, "For the Love of Philly," Monday, Jan 1, 2024, during the start of the 2024 Mummers Day Parade in Philadelphia.
Jose F. Moreno, AP
Jelly Roll performs during the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in New York.
Jelly Roll performs during the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023, in New York.
Andy Kropa, Andy Kropa/Invision/AP
Revelers sleep on the pavement within a pedestrian pen at the New Year's Eve Celebration in Times Square in New York, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023.
Revelers sleep on the pavement within a pedestrian pen at the New Year's Eve Celebration in Times Square in New York, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023.
Peter K. Afriyie, AP
About 1,000 drones fly in the shape of the dragon to celebrate the Year of the Dragon in Ulsan, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.\
About 1,000 drones fly in the shape of the dragon to celebrate the Year of the Dragon in Ulsan, South Korea, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.\
AP
People celebrate New Year's at a promenade in Mumbai, India, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.
People celebrate New Year's at a promenade in Mumbai, India, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.
Rafiq Maqbool, AP
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and on the Harbour Bridge as part of New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and on the Harbour Bridge as part of New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Monday, Jan. 1, 2024.
Dan Himbrechts, AP