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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 31/12/2022 (793 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
As the clock turns to midnight, people around the world are celebrating the possibilities and promise of the new year ahead.
The Free Press is following festivities around the globe and will be featuring photos from New Year’s events below. Stay tuned for more images as the parties continue.
Fireworks explode over Mama Ngina Drive Mombasa Harbour during New Year celebrations in Mombasa, Kenya. (AP Photo/Gideon Maundu)People watch fireworks explode over the Cairo Tower and the Nile River as New Year celebrations begin in Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)Fireworks explode over the ancient Parthenon temple at the Acropolis hill during New Year celebrations in Athens, Greece. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis)Fireworks illuminate the night sky over Zurich, Switzerland during New Year's Eve celebrations. (Michael Buholzer/Keystone via AP)Revelers watch a sound and light show projected on the Arc de Triomphe as they celebrate the New Year on the Champs Elysees, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)Sound and light show is projected on the Arc de Triomphe as they celebrate the New Year on the Champs Elysees, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Aurelien Morissard)Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge as New Year celebrations begin in Sydney, Australia. (Bianca De Marchi / AAP Image via AP)Fireworks explode over Sky Tower in central Auckland. (Dean Purcel / NZ Herald via AP)A woman in Japanese traditional kimono attire rings in the new year by joining a Buddhist ritual called "Joya no Kane" at Sensoji Buddhist temple in Tokyo. In the ritual, temple bells are tolled 108 times, it's said, to get rid of people's 108 vices and earthly desires in the previous year, to make a fresh start in the new year. (Hiro Komae / AP Photo)Revellers pose for selfies after a count down to the new year at the Shougang Park in Beijing. (Ng Han Guan / AP Photo)A firework display explodes off Taiwan's tallest skyscraper Taipei101 to usher in the New Year in Taipei, Taiwan. (Chiang Ying-ying / AP Photo)People wearing masks gather on the main business district to celebrate New Year's Eve, in Jakarta, Indonesia (Achmad Ibrahim / AP Photo)A woman holds her smartphone with 2023 as she celebrates the New Year in front of the Bosingak pavilion where its annual New Year's bell-ringing ceremony is held in Seoul, South Korea. (Lee Jin-man / AP Photo)People stand in the waters of the Arabian Sea at sunset in Mumbai, India. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)Fireworks explode over the Chao Phraya River during New Year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand. (Sakchai Lalit / AP Photo)People pose for pictures with a 2023 installation as they celebrate the New Year's eve at Mount of Olives overlooking Jerusalem's Old City. (Mahmoud Illean / AP Photo)Fireworks explode at the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building, during the New Year's Eve celebration, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Kamran Jebreili AP Photo)A woman in Russian kokoshnik takes a photo at a Christmas Market set up in Red Square prior to its closure for celebrations on the New Year's Eve. (Alexander Zemlianichenko / AP Photo)A small-scaled boat with offerings for the African goddess of the sea Yemanja floats in the waters of Urca beach, as part of New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Bruna Prado / AP Photo)People stand in Sophia Square before curfew on New Year's Eve in Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. Multiple blasts rocked the capital and other areas of Ukraine on Saturday. (Felipe Dana The Associated Press)New Year's Eve fireworks light up the night sky at the turn of the year above the Oberbaumbrucke bridge in Berlin, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. (Paul Zinken / DPA via The Associated Press)A couple kisses after the Times Square New Year's Ball drops during the New Year's celebration in Times Square, early Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, in New York. (Stefan Jeremiah / The Associated Press)People ride motorbikes at sunrise on New Year's Day in the city of Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. (K.M. Chaudary / The Associated Press)People gather to observe the first sunrise on New Year's Day from a pedestrian bridge Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, in Yokohama near Tokyo. (Eugene Hoshiko / The Associated Press)
