PHOTOS New Year's Celebrations Around the World 2012
 

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SYDNEY'S OPERA HOUSE


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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


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Women spell out 2012 with sparklers in the Philippine capital, Manila

Photograph: Romeo Ranoco/Reuters

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Pakistani Christians hold crosses as they light candles to pray for peace in Lahore

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Fireworks explode near Malaysia's landmark Petronas towers, which are reflected in a pool during the New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur


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Thousands of performers gather at the start of the Johannesburg carnival

Photograph: Kim Ludbrook/EPA


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Fireworks explode from Taiwan's tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101

Photograph: Reuters


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Schoolchildren in Jiujiang, Jiangxi province, China, show lanterns with 2012 written on them

Photograph: Rex Features/KeystoneUSA-ZUMA


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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


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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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Scotland's Hogmanay


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Revellers take to Princes Street, Edinburgh, to celebrate New Year (Picture: Getty)

In Edinburgh for the Hogmanay street party attended by some 80,000 people. More than 20 acts were playing on seven stages ahead of the midnight fireworks display.


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Paul Kindle kisses his girlfriend, Rachel Fletcher, at the Hogmanay street party celebration in Edinburgh Photograph: David Moir/Reuters



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Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight



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Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images


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Crowds line the embankment of The River Thames (Picture: Getty)
About 250,000 people were estimated to be in the capital to watch the 11-minute and 15-second display, which saw 50,000 projectiles light up the capital's skies.




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Balinese dancers perform as they take part in a cultural parade on New Year's Eve in Denpasar, Indonesia Photograph: Made Nagi/EPA


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A giant dragon lantern is displayed to celebrate the new year near the border village of Panmunjom that separates North and South Korea Photograph: Ahn Young-joon/AP

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Fireworks explode in downtown Jakarta, Indonesia Photograph: Bay Ismoyo/AFP/Getty Images


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A man wearing 2012 glasses poses as he celebrates the new year in Madrid Photograph: Getty Images


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Fireworks burst over Spassky tower on Red Square in Moscow Photograph: Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images

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Fireworks explode over a statue of King Carol I in Bucharest, Romania Photograph: Radu Sigheti/Reuters


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Brazilians celebrate at the annual New Year's Eve beach party for the Copacabana Reveillon in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Photograph: Konrad Fiedler/Getty Images


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Confetti is dropped on revellers in Times Square in New York Photograph: Gary Hershorn/Reuters


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A couple watch the last rays of sunlight of 2011 off Waikiki beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, one of the last places on earth to usher in the new year Photograph: Jason Reed/Reuters