The New Year celebrations have begun. As people around the world welcome in 2016 with cheers and fireworks displays, these photos from Reuters give a glimpse of the revelry.
People hold balloons to release them at the turn of the New Year at a hotel in front of the landmark Tokyo Tower in Tokyo. Reuters
People hold balloons to release them at the turn of the New Year at a hotel in front of the landmark Tokyo Tower in Tokyo. Reuters
People attend New Year celebrations at the Brandenburger Tor gate in Berlin, January 1, 2016. Reuters
People attend New Year celebrations at the Brandenburger Tor gate in Berlin, January 1, 2016. Reuters
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as Australia’s largest city ushers in the New Year, January 1, 2016. Reuters
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as Australia’s largest city ushers in the New Year, January 1, 2016. Reuters
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as Australia’s largest city ushers in the New Year, January 1, 2016. Reuters
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as Australia’s largest city ushers in the New Year. Reuters
Workers dismantle equipment that would have been used to celebrate New Year in central Brussels. Reuters
A worker dismantles equipment that would have been used to celebrate New Year in central Brussels. Reuters
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as Australia’s largest city ushers in the New Year, January 1, 2016. Reuters
People hold balloons to release them at the turn of the New Year at a hotel in front of the landmark Tokyo Tower in Tokyo, Japan, December 31, 2016. Reuters
The numbers “2016” are written in the air with a sparkler on a bank of the Yenisei River in the Taiga district, near the town of Divnogorsk outside Krasnoyarsk, Siberia, Russia, December 31, 2015. Reuters
Fireworks explode in Marina Bay against the skyline of Singapore during New Year’s Day celebrations January 1, 2016. Reuters
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as Australia’s largest city ushers in the New Year, January 1, 2016. Reuters
