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PHOTOS New Year's Celebrations Around the World 2012
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Worshippers of Yemanja, the goddess of the sea gather at Paranoa Lake beach in Brasilia
Photograph: Pedro Ladeira/AFP/Getty Image
Women spell out 2012 with sparklers in the Philippine capital, Manila
Photograph: Romeo Ranoco/Reuters
Pakistani Christians hold crosses as they light candles to pray for peace in Lahore
Fireworks explode near Malaysia's landmark Petronas towers, which are reflected in a pool during the New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur
Thousands of performers gather at the start of the Johannesburg carnival
Photograph: Kim Ludbrook/EPA
Fireworks explode from Taiwan's tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101
Photograph: Reuters
Schoolchildren in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, China, show lanterns with 2012 written on them
Photograph: Rex Features/KeystoneUSA-ZUMA
The Temple of Heaven is lit up with special light displays to welcome the new year of 2012 in Beijing, China
Photograph: How Hwee Young/EPA
A Japanese monk stands in front of a fire to burn old items which have been used in temples and shrines during a ceremony at the Zojo-ji Buddhist temple in Tokyo
Photograph: Kim Kyung-hoon/Reuters
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