The world has been saying goodbye to 2024 and welcoming 2025. Here’s how people in different countries celebrated the new year.
As the clock struck midnight in New Zealand, Auckland welcomed the arrival of 2025 with its traditional fireworks display at the iconic Sky Tower.
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Dancers performed the dance of releasing the sun 2024, welcoming the sun 2025, a New Year’s Eve celebration in Bali, Indonesia
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A “family fireworks” display lit up the Opera House and the Sydney Harbour Bridge, three hours before midnight.
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Revellers set up camp by the water, at Mrs. Macquarie’s Point, to ensure a good view of the main display.
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The patient crowd was rewarded as huge display lit up the midnight sky over the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered a speech ahead of the celebrations in Beijing.
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Fireworks lit up the sky over the Songhua River during a firework show to welcome 2025 in Jilin City, China.
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A Thai Buddhist devotee offered prayers to a Buddha statue during a merit-making ceremony to mark the New Year at the City Pillar Shrine in Bangkok, Thailand.
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The Buddhist practice is believed to bring good fortune, spiritual benefits, and blessings for the year ahead.
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