In pictures: New Year's Eve celebrations and fireworks around the world

Pictorial journey: New Year's Eve celebrations across the globe as the world rings in 2022

Last updated: January 01, 2022 | 07:52

Compiled by Nathaniel Lacsina, Senior Web Editor

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People are silhouetted as the fireworks explodes in celebrations of the New Year in Karachi, Pakistan.

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A picture taken on January 1, 2022 shows fireworks lighting the sky above the port city bridge as part of the New Year's festivities in Colombo.

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Revellers gather at the town square as fireworks go off to usher during the New Year's eve festivities in Yogyakarta.

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People watch fireworks set off from the beach to ring in the new year on January 1, 2022 in Bali, Indonesia.

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Participants of the "Yes, We Care" event hold candles to create a light sea in commemoration of the victims of the coronavirus pandemic and in solidarity with health workers, on New Year's Eve, in Graz, Austria.

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Fireworks are seen at the former blast furnace of 'Phoenix West' in Dortmund, western Germany on New Year's Eve.

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People gather while waiting for the New Year countdown at Eastwood Mall, in Quezon City, Philippines.

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Fireworks explode over the Chao Phraya River during the New Year celebrations, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Bangkok, Thailand.

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People wearing face masks attend a New Year's countdown at an amusement park in Beijing.

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Fireworks explode over skyline building to celebrate New Year in Hong Kong, China.

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Beam lights are projected from the 123-storey Lotte World Tower skyscraper during a countdown lighting show to celebrate the New Year in Seoul .

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Reveller wearing a costume celebrates the New Year at Shibuya, although the countdown event was cancelled due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan.

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People take photos with light decorations reading "Happy New Year 2022", ahead of the new year in the southern Thai province of Narathiwat.

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People watch a lantern display ahead of the new year 2022 in Yantai in China's eastern Shandong province.

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Students holds candles while participating in a demonstration to say goodbye to 2021 and welcome in 2022, in Lahore, Pakistan.

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Medical staff of MS Ramaiah Hospital and College wearing PPE suits wishes people a safe New Year 2022, in Bengaluru.

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People watch a light projection on the facade of the Fullerton hotel to usher the New Year 2022, in Singapore.

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Fireworks explode over the Yarra River waterfront during downsized New Year's celebrations.

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New Year's Eve fireworks light up the sky over Sydney's iconic Harbour Bridge and Opera House (L) during the fireworks show on January 1, 2022.

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A barber colours the digits of the number 2022 after cutting a man's hair to welcome the upcoming new year, at a barbershop in Ahmedabad, India.

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Women walk in front of a 2022 sign displayed in downtown Pristina on December 30, 2021, ahead of the New Year celebrations in Kosovo

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A kitemaker prepares kites in his workshop ahead of the New Year celebrations on the outskirts of Amritsar on December 31, 2021.

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A nativity scene, depicting the birth of Jesus Christ, created by the Christian community of Vasai in the middle of Bawkhal (natural water bodies in Vasai-Virar area) on New Year's eve, in Palghar.

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Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as New Year's Eve celebrations begin in Sydney.

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A woman wearing a face mask, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, walks with a child past a 2022 installation on New Year's Eve at a shopping mall in Beijing, China.

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Emily Cimaszewski, 23, takes a selfie with the confetti she gathered after New Year's Eve confetti was 'flight-tested' ahead of celebrations in the Manhattan borough of New York City.

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People watch a sunset fireworks show for children and families while celebrating New Year's Eve on the Yarra River waterfront, as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues to spread, in Melbourne, Australia.

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An Israeli vendor wears a pair of 2022 glasses to advertise a festive accessories store on New Year's Eve in Tel Aviv, Israel.

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Girls wearing a mask with 2022 written on it, pose for a group photo on New Year's Eve, in Ranchi.

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Girls holding a placard with 'Happy New Year 2022' written on it, pose for a photo on New Year's Eve, in Patna.

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A girl paints her face as part of a celebration on New Year's eve, in Ranchi.

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