Fireworks, countdowns, and celebrations took place Sunday night across the globe, as people bid farewell to the year 2023 and welcomed 2024. The first sunrise of the year brought some of those same revelers back out to take part in New Year’s Day swims, or to reflect on the past and offer prayers for the year ahead. Gathered below, images of some of the varied ways people ushered in the year 2024.
Photos of the New Year: Ringing In 2024 Around the World
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![Fireworks erupt from the top of the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, with the number "2024" painted on it in light.]()
Read moreFireworks explode next to the Arc de Triomphe during New Year celebrations in Paris, France, early on January 1, 2024. #
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![A large crowd of people gather along a broad avenue.]()
Read morePeople gather at the Avenue des Champs-Élysées for New Year celebrations in Paris, on December 31, 2023. #
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![Two people stand in crashing surf while watching fireworks.]()
Read morePeople watch the traditional New Year's fireworks from the water at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on January 1, 2024. #
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![Spotlights project beams into the sky along the sides of the world's tallest skyscraper.]()
Read moreLights are projected from the Burj Khalifa during New Year's celebrations in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, on December 31, 2023. #
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![People in costumes and bathing suits gather in front of a tall bridge.]()
Read moreA woman holds a "2024" sign while taking part in the Loony Dook in South Queensferry, Scotland, on January 1, 2024. #
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![A large crowd of shoppers fills a street, with a tram moving through the middle.]()
Read morePeople stroll in the main shopping and pedestrian street of Istiklal in central Istanbul, Turkey, on New Year's Eve, December 31, 2023. #
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![A couple share a kiss as they celebrate New Year's Eve in a city square.]()
Read moreA couple share a kiss as they celebrate New Year's Eve in Istanbul's Taksim Square on January 1, 2024. #
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![People practice yoga on stepped terraces around a pool of water.]()
Read moreParticipants attend a yoga meet to welcome the new year at the Sun Temple in the village of Modhera, near Ahmedabad, India, on January 1, 2024. #
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Read moreIn this aerial view, revelers are seen celebrating New Year's Eve in New York City's Times Square on December 31, 2023. #
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![A person shouts while wearing a pair of novelty glasses with the number 2024 on top.]()
Read moreA reveler wearing 2024 glasses looks on in Times Square during the celebrations of New Year's Eve, in New York City. #
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![People stand on a balcony, surrounded by multicolored pieces of confetti.]()
Read moreTimes Square Alliance volunteers throw confetti as the clock strikes midnight, as seen from the New York Marriott Marquis, during the New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square, early Monday, January 1, 2024. #
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![A couple kiss after the clock strikes midnight in Times Square.]()
Read moreA couple kiss after the clock strikes midnight in Times Square on January 1, 2024. #
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![A man wearing a suit carries a child while standing in shallow surf.]()
Read moreRevelers enter the cold water during the annual Polar Bear Plunge on New Year's Day, in New York, on January 1, 2024. #
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![Fireworks explode around London landmarks.]()
Read moreFireworks explode around the London Eye and the Elizabeth Tower, commonly known by the name of the clock's bell, Big Ben, at the Palace of Westminster, in central London, just after midnight on January 1, 2024. #
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![People stand on a beach, waving at the setting sun and holding a sign that reads "Goodbye 2023."]()
Read morePeople gather along a beach to bid adieu to the last sunset of the year near the Arabian Sea in Mumbai on December 31, 2023. #
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![A large crowd celebrates as confetti falls on them.]()
Read morePeople celebrate New Year's at a promenade in Mumbai, India, on January 1, 2024. #
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![Worshippers hold candles during a New Year's prayer in a church.]()
Read moreWorshippers hold candles during a New Year's prayer at the St. Joanes, Legio Maria of African Church Mission within Fort Jesus, in the Kibera district of Nairobi, Kenya, on January 1, 2024. #
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![Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge.]()
Read moreFireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, on January 1, 2024. #
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![Several people in costume carry sections of barrels on their head that are lit on fire.]()
Read morePeople take part in the annual Allendale Tar Barrel Festival, in Allendale, England, on December 31, 2023. #
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![A swimmer wears a shark mask, among other swimmers, in shallow water.]()
Read moreA bather exits the chilly waters of English Bay while celebrating New Year's Day with the Polar Bear Swim in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on January 1, 2024. #
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![People look up at a sky filled with fireworks.]()
Read morePeople celebrate New Year's Eve in Palu, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia, on January 1, 2024. #
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![A crowd of people fills a city square, captured from above.]()
Read moreThis photo taken on December 31, 2023, shows people gathering for New Year's celebrations in China's southwestern Chongqing municipality. #
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![A crowd in a brightly lit city square releases hundreds of balloons into the air.]()
Read morePeople release balloons during a New Year's celebration in Nanjing, in eastern China's Jiangsu province, on January 1, 2024. #
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![People greet the first sunrise of the year on a beach.]()
Read morePeople greet the first sunrise of the year on the beach in Miura, south of Tokyo, Japan, on January 1, 2024. #
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