Photos: New Year's celebrations around the world

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Photos: New Year's celebrations around the world

Revelers rang in 2018 at New Year’s celebrations around the world. Here are some snapshots of the festivities.

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 31: General view of 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. (Photo by Tom Dulat/Getty Images)

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 01: 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. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)

Fireworks explode over Sydney Harbour during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. (David Moir/AAP Image via AP)

Fireworks explode over the Opera House during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017. (David Moir/AAP Image via AP)

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JANUARY 01: Over 5 minutes of fireworks from the Sky Tower welcome in the new year during New Year's Eve celebrations on January 1, 2018 in Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealand is one of the first major cities in the world to ring in the New Year. (Photo by Dave Rowland/Getty Images)

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: XXX Fireworks explode from the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House during the midnight fireworks display on New Year's Eve on New Year's Eve on January 1, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 31: A young Chinese girl celebrates the arrival of the New Year at a countdown event on December 31, 2017 in Beijing, China. China prepares a countdown event on December 31 to welcome the new year 2018. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 31: Chinese people celebrate the New Year during the New Year's Eve on December 31, 2017 in Beijing, China. China prepares a countdown event on December 31 to welcome the new year 2018. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - JANUARY 01: Fireworks go off at the Lotte World Tower on January 1, 2018 in Seoul, South Korea. The Lotte World Tower, the 555 meter-tall skyscraper, is the fifth tallest in the world and celebrated the upcoming PyeongChang 2018 Olympics as well. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - JANUARY 01: Fireworks go off at the Lotte World Tower on January 1, 2018 in Seoul, South Korea. The Lotte World Tower, the 555 meter-tall skyscraper, is the fifth tallest in the world and celebrated the upcoming PyeongChang 2018 Olympics as well. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

TAIPEI, TAIWAN - JANUARY 1: Fireworks light up the Taiwan skyline and Taipei 101 during New Years Eve celebrations just after midnight on January 1, 2018 in Taipei, Taiwan. (Photo by Billy H.C. Kwok/Getty Images)

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - JANUARY 01: Fireworks go off at the Lotte World Tower on January 1, 2018 in Seoul, South Korea. The Lotte World Tower, the 555 meter-tall skyscraper, is the fifth tallest in the world and celebrated the upcoming PyeongChang 2018 Olympics as well. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 13: Workers unload the numerals 1 and 8 as they arrive in Times Square ahead of the New Year's Eve celebration, December 13, 2017 in New York City. The '18' numerals will be part of the '2018' sign that will light up light up above Times Square at midnight on December 31 to ring in the new year. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA - JANUARY 01: Fireworks illuminate the city's skyline during New Year's Eve celebrations of 2018 on on January 1, 2018 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

YOGYAKARTA, INDONESIA - JANUARY 01: Fireworks illuminate the city's skyline during New Year's Eve celebrations of 2018 on on January 1, 2018 in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Fireworks explode over Big Ben as thousands gather to ring in the near year on January 1, 2018 in London, England. Crowds lined the banks of the River Thames in central London to see in 2018 with a spectacular fireworks display. After being silenced for renovation work, Big Ben's famous bongs rang out over the Christmas period and are ushering in at midnight the new year, falling silent once again on New Year's Day at 1 pm, to continue ongoing crucial repairs of the Elizabeth Tower. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 01: 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. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: Revellers party on Bondi beach as they await sunrise on January 1, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Evans/Getty Images)

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: Revellers play soccer on Bondi beach as the sunrises on January 1, 2018 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Mark Evans/Getty Images)

KAMAKURA, JAPAN - JANUARY 01: Visitors take photographs as others queue to pray for the new year at Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shinto shrine on January 1, 2018 in Kamakura, Japan. 'Hatsumode' is the first Shinto shrine visit of the new year where wishes for the coming year are made. There are often long lines at Japan's larger shrines. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: Sugarland performs at the Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2018 on December 31, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for dick clark productions)

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: Nick Jonas performs at the Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2018 on December 31, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for dick clark productions)

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 31: Shawn Mendes performs onstage during Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2018 on December 31, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for dcp)

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 31 Marshmello (L) and Khalid perform onstage during Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2018 on December 31, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for dcp)

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 31: Alessia Cara performs onstage during Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2018 on December 31, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for dcp)

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 31: Bebe Rexha performs onstage during Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2018 on December 31, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for dcp)

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 31: Brian Kelley (L) and Tyler Hubbard of Florida Georgia Line perform onstage during Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2018 on December 31, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images for dcp)

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DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 31: General view of 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. (Photo by Tom Dulat/Getty Images)

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