1. Home
  2. Slideshows
  3. With Fireworks: People Worldwide Welcome The New Year

With Fireworks: People Worldwide Welcome The New Year

Published January 2nd, 2020 - 06:31 GMT

People around the world celebrate New Year on December 31st which is the time or day at which a new calendar year begins and the calendar's year count increments by one.

Many cultures celebrate the event in some manner and the 1st day of January is often marked as a national holiday.

Fireworks, music, and dancing are usually common in this day celebration as people gather to mark this precious day.

View as a slider
View as a list
Participants pose in the water as they take part in the annual New Year's Day "Loony Dook" swim, in the Firth of Forth, in South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, on January 1, 2020. Every year people brave the River Forth, near the Forth Bridge, on New Year's Day to see in the New Year and raise money for charity. ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP

Participants pose in the water as they take part in the annual New Year's Day "Loony Dook" swim, in the Firth of Forth, in South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, on January 1, 2020. Every year people brave the River Forth, near the Forth Bridge, on New Year's Day to see in the New Year and raise money for charity. ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP

Participants celebrate during a New Year's traditional bathe at Lake Geneva in Geneva on January 1, 2020, where some 70 swimmers braved the 7degree celsius waters of the lake to take part in the event. FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP

Participants celebrate during a New Year's traditional bathe at Lake Geneva in Geneva on January 1, 2020, where some 70 swimmers braved the 7degree celsius waters of the lake to take part in the event. FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP

Members of the "Boellerschuetzenverein Feldafing" Upper Bavarian firecracker club fire their rifles and cannons to welcome the new year on January 1, 2020 in Feldafing near Munich, southern Germany. Peter Kneffel / dpa / AFP

Members of the "Boellerschuetzenverein Feldafing" Upper Bavarian firecracker club fire their rifles and cannons to welcome the new year on January 1, 2020 in Feldafing near Munich, southern Germany. Peter Kneffel / dpa / AFP

Lebanese band "The Great Departed" performs during new year's celebrations in downtown Beirut on December 31, 2019. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

Lebanese band "The Great Departed" performs during new year's celebrations in downtown Beirut on December 31, 2019. ANWAR AMRO / AFP

Fireworks explode over the river Spree and the Oberbaumbrücke bridge in Berlin, Germany, on January 1, 2020, to welcome the new year. Paul Zinken / dpa / AFP

Fireworks explode over the river Spree and the Oberbaumbrücke bridge in Berlin, Germany, on January 1, 2020, to welcome the new year. Paul Zinken / dpa / AFP

People take pictures of the fireworks erupting in the sky over the Arc de Triomphe during the New Year's celebrations on the Champs Elysees avenue, in Paris, on on January 1, 2020. Martin BUREAU / AFP

People take pictures of the fireworks erupting in the sky over the Arc de Triomphe during the New Year's celebrations on the Champs Elysees avenue, in Paris, on on January 1, 2020. Martin BUREAU / AFP

Christians react as they pose holding '2020' numericals signs on the occasion of the New Year celebrations at the Methodist Church Maninagar in Ahmedabad marking New Year, on January 1, 2020. SAM PANTHAKY / AFP

Christians react as they pose holding '2020' numericals signs on the occasion of the New Year celebrations at the Methodist Church Maninagar in Ahmedabad marking New Year, on January 1, 2020. SAM PANTHAKY / AFP

Vendors selling balloons wait for customers on the occasion of the New Year celebrations outside the Methodist Church Maninagar in Ahmedabad on January 1, 2020. SAM PANTHAKY / AFP

Vendors selling balloons wait for customers on the occasion of the New Year celebrations outside the Methodist Church Maninagar in Ahmedabad on January 1, 2020. SAM PANTHAKY / AFP

view of the fireworks during the Times Square New Year's Eve 2020 Celebration on December 31, 2019 in New York City. Noam Galai/Getty Images/AFP

view of the fireworks during the Times Square New Year's Eve 2020 Celebration on December 31, 2019 in New York City. Noam Galai/Getty Images/AFP

A woman takes pictures while celebrating with the traditional New Year's fireworks at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 31, 2019. DANIEL RAMALHO / AFP

A woman takes pictures while celebrating with the traditional New Year's fireworks at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 31, 2019. DANIEL RAMALHO / AFP

A woman celebrates as she watches the traditional New Year's fireworks at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 31, 2019. DANIEL RAMALHO / AFP

A woman celebrates as she watches the traditional New Year's fireworks at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 31, 2019. DANIEL RAMALHO / AFP

Participants pose in the water as they take part in the annual New Year's Day "Loony Dook" swim, in the Firth of Forth, in South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, on January 1, 2020. Every year people brave the River Forth, near the Forth Bridge, on New Year's Day to see in the New Year and raise money for charity. ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP
Participants celebrate during a New Year's traditional bathe at Lake Geneva in Geneva on January 1, 2020, where some 70 swimmers braved the 7degree celsius waters of the lake to take part in the event. FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP
Members of the "Boellerschuetzenverein Feldafing" Upper Bavarian firecracker club fire their rifles and cannons to welcome the new year on January 1, 2020 in Feldafing near Munich, southern Germany. Peter Kneffel / dpa / AFP
Lebanese band "The Great Departed" performs during new year's celebrations in downtown Beirut on December 31, 2019. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
Fireworks explode over the river Spree and the Oberbaumbrücke bridge in Berlin, Germany, on January 1, 2020, to welcome the new year. Paul Zinken / dpa / AFP
People take pictures of the fireworks erupting in the sky over the Arc de Triomphe during the New Year's celebrations on the Champs Elysees avenue, in Paris, on on January 1, 2020. Martin BUREAU / AFP
Christians react as they pose holding '2020' numericals signs on the occasion of the New Year celebrations at the Methodist Church Maninagar in Ahmedabad marking New Year, on January 1, 2020. SAM PANTHAKY / AFP
Vendors selling balloons wait for customers on the occasion of the New Year celebrations outside the Methodist Church Maninagar in Ahmedabad on January 1, 2020. SAM PANTHAKY / AFP
view of the fireworks during the Times Square New Year's Eve 2020 Celebration on December 31, 2019 in New York City. Noam Galai/Getty Images/AFP
A woman takes pictures while celebrating with the traditional New Year's fireworks at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 31, 2019. DANIEL RAMALHO / AFP
A woman celebrates as she watches the traditional New Year's fireworks at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 31, 2019. DANIEL RAMALHO / AFP
Participants pose in the water as they take part in the annual New Year's Day "Loony Dook" swim, in the Firth of Forth, in South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, on January 1, 2020. Every year people brave the River Forth, near the Forth Bridge, on New Year's Day to see in the New Year and raise money for charity. ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP
Participants pose in the water as they take part in the annual New Year's Day "Loony Dook" swim, in the Firth of Forth, in South Queensferry, near Edinburgh, on January 1, 2020. Every year people brave the River Forth, near the Forth Bridge, on New Year's Day to see in the New Year and raise money for charity. ANDY BUCHANAN / AFP
Participants celebrate during a New Year's traditional bathe at Lake Geneva in Geneva on January 1, 2020, where some 70 swimmers braved the 7degree celsius waters of the lake to take part in the event. FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP
Participants celebrate during a New Year's traditional bathe at Lake Geneva in Geneva on January 1, 2020, where some 70 swimmers braved the 7degree celsius waters of the lake to take part in the event. FABRICE COFFRINI / AFP
Members of the "Boellerschuetzenverein Feldafing" Upper Bavarian firecracker club fire their rifles and cannons to welcome the new year on January 1, 2020 in Feldafing near Munich, southern Germany. Peter Kneffel / dpa / AFP
Members of the "Boellerschuetzenverein Feldafing" Upper Bavarian firecracker club fire their rifles and cannons to welcome the new year on January 1, 2020 in Feldafing near Munich, southern Germany. Peter Kneffel / dpa / AFP
Lebanese band "The Great Departed" performs during new year's celebrations in downtown Beirut on December 31, 2019. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
Lebanese band "The Great Departed" performs during new year's celebrations in downtown Beirut on December 31, 2019. ANWAR AMRO / AFP
Fireworks explode over the river Spree and the Oberbaumbrücke bridge in Berlin, Germany, on January 1, 2020, to welcome the new year. Paul Zinken / dpa / AFP
Fireworks explode over the river Spree and the Oberbaumbrücke bridge in Berlin, Germany, on January 1, 2020, to welcome the new year. Paul Zinken / dpa / AFP
People take pictures of the fireworks erupting in the sky over the Arc de Triomphe during the New Year's celebrations on the Champs Elysees avenue, in Paris, on on January 1, 2020. Martin BUREAU / AFP
People take pictures of the fireworks erupting in the sky over the Arc de Triomphe during the New Year's celebrations on the Champs Elysees avenue, in Paris, on on January 1, 2020. Martin BUREAU / AFP
Christians react as they pose holding '2020' numericals signs on the occasion of the New Year celebrations at the Methodist Church Maninagar in Ahmedabad marking New Year, on January 1, 2020. SAM PANTHAKY / AFP
Christians react as they pose holding '2020' numericals signs on the occasion of the New Year celebrations at the Methodist Church Maninagar in Ahmedabad marking New Year, on January 1, 2020. SAM PANTHAKY / AFP
Vendors selling balloons wait for customers on the occasion of the New Year celebrations outside the Methodist Church Maninagar in Ahmedabad on January 1, 2020. SAM PANTHAKY / AFP
Vendors selling balloons wait for customers on the occasion of the New Year celebrations outside the Methodist Church Maninagar in Ahmedabad on January 1, 2020. SAM PANTHAKY / AFP
view of the fireworks during the Times Square New Year's Eve 2020 Celebration on December 31, 2019 in New York City. Noam Galai/Getty Images/AFP
view of the fireworks during the Times Square New Year's Eve 2020 Celebration on December 31, 2019 in New York City. Noam Galai/Getty Images/AFP
A woman takes pictures while celebrating with the traditional New Year's fireworks at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 31, 2019. DANIEL RAMALHO / AFP
A woman takes pictures while celebrating with the traditional New Year's fireworks at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 31, 2019. DANIEL RAMALHO / AFP
A woman celebrates as she watches the traditional New Year's fireworks at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 31, 2019. DANIEL RAMALHO / AFP
A woman celebrates as she watches the traditional New Year's fireworks at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on December 31, 2019. DANIEL RAMALHO / AFP

You may also like

Subscribe

Sign up to our newsletter for exclusive updates and enhanced content
Subscribe Now
Loading content ...