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DNA Web Team | Jan 01, 2017, 02:22 PM IST
1.Auckland: First ones to celebrate every year
The SkyTower firework display during New Year's Eve celebrations on January 1, 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand. The pyrotechnic display includes 500kgs of fireworks, 1 tonne of equipment and 10 kilometres of wire were used in the display set up. (Photo by Dave Rowland/Getty Images)
2.Sydney: The Sydney Harbor Bridge always makes the headlines
Midnight fireworks display on New Year's Eve on January 1, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Zak Kaczmarek/Getty Images)
3.Tokyo: Japanese replace doves with white balloons to spread message of peace
People release white balloons, carrying their wishes, to celebrate the New Year at Prince Park Tower in Tokyo On January 1, 2017. (Photo by Behrouz Mehri/AFP)
4.Pyongyang: North Korean iron curtains open to give a glimpse of celebrations
Fireworks are seen above Pyongyang, North Korea on New Year day in this photo provided by KCNA in Pyongyang on January 1, 2017. (KCNA/via Reuters)
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5.Seoul: South Korea takes out time to pray on New Year's Eve
A woman prays during a ceremony to celebrate the new year at a temple in Seoul, South Korea, December 31, 2016. (REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji)
6.Taipei: Taiwan errupts in cheers as Taipei lights up with fireworks
Fireworks light up the Taiwan skyline and Taipei 101 during New Years Eve celebrations just after midnight on January 1, 2017 in Taipei, Taiwan. (Photo by Billy H.C. Kwok/Getty Images)
7.Beijing: Olympic Forest Park comes alive
Chinese people celebrate the New Year during the New Year's Eve at Olympic Forest Park on December 31, 2016 in Beijing, China. China prepares a countdown event on December 31 to welcome the new year 2017.
8.Hong Kong: BOCHK Hong Kong New Year countdown celebrations
Fireworks illuminate the city's skyline during BOCHK Hong Kong New Year countdown celebrations of 2017 on January 1, 2017 in Hong Kong. (Photo by Lam Yik Fei/Getty Images)
9.Moscow: Russia and red go hand in hand at New Year's celebrations
Fireworks explode over Moscow's Kremlin complex during New Year celebrations in Moscow on January 1, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / VASILY MAXIMOV)
10.Mumbai: Amid celebrations people listen to PM Modi
People watch live telecast of PM Narendra Modi's speech at a club on the eve of new year in Mumbai on Saturday. (PTI Photo by Shashank Parade)
11.Karachi: Pakistan rings in New Year
People gather to observe fireworks in celebration of the New Year in Karachi, Pakistan, January 1, 2017. (REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro)
12.Dubai: Burj Khalifa turns into a becon of light
Fireworks mark the beginning of the new year at the Burj Khalifa on January 1, 2017 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Tom Dulat/Getty Images)
13.Berlin: Germany celebrates under blanket of tight security
Fireworks explode behind the Brandenburg Gate at midnight on January 1, 2017 in Berlin, Germany. Security was tightened this year at the celebration at the location after 12 people were killed and another 48 injured when a truck was driven into a Christmas market nearby less than two weeks earlier. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)
14.Nairobi: Kenya rejoices!
Fireworks explode over the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC) square during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Nairobi, Kenya, January 1, 2017. (REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya)
15.Vatican City: Pope Francis leads the prayers
Pope Francis holds the monstrance as he leads the Te Deum prayer in St Peters Basilica at the Vatican on December 31, 2016. (AFP PHOTO / FILIPPO MONTEFORTE)
16.Amsterdam: This is how Scheepvaartmuseum celebrates
People celebrate New Year at Scheepvaartmuseum in Amsterdam with a firework show on January 1, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / ANP / Koen van Weel)
17.Paris: Here's why this place is called 'City of light'
View of a light show on the city's iconic Arc de Triomphe monument during the New Year celebration in Paris, France, December 31, 2016. (REUTERS/Jacky Naegelen)
18.London: Big Ben accompanies London Eye into 2017
Fireworks light up the London skyline and Big Ben just after midnight on January 1, 2017 in London, England. Thousands of people lined the banks of the River Thames in central London to see in the New Year with a spectacular fireworks display. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
19.New York: Times Square lets the ball drop
Revelers at the start of 2017 at the New Years celebration in Times Square in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., January 1, 2017. (REUTERS/Stephen Yang)
20.Rio de Janeiro: Oh how fun it is to be at Copacabana beach!
Fireworks explode over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, January 1, 2017. (REUTERS/Marcelo Regua)
