The world began welcoming the year 2025 today (Tuesday), saying goodbye to a year that has witnessed many challenges, wars and political changes.
As New Year’s Eve celebrations kick off along Sydney Harbour this afternoon, many revellers are relieved to say goodbye to the past 12 months and welcome the new year.
The island of Kiritimati, located in the Pacific Ocean, was already the first recipient of the new year, while other countries around the world are preparing to receive it.
In Indonesia, we find dancers during a cultural performance as part of the New Year’s Eve celebrations on a main road in the city of Denpasar in Bali
In Sydney, we watch the fireworks that go off at nine o’clock in the evening during the New Year’s Eve celebrations in Australia
And we move to Poland to see the contestants dressed as Santa Claus take part in the twentieth edition of the New Year’s Eve race in Krakow
In Egypt, Egyptians rushed to take commemorative photos in front of the New Year’s decorations in Cairo
As for Vietnam, we find boys playing football in front of a billboard welcoming the new year 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City
In Siberia, the low temperatures did not prevent the participants of the New Year’s Eve race from taking pictures near the Christmas tree after the temperature dropped below minus 47 degrees Celsius in Yakutsk, the capital of the Sakha republic located in the north-eastern part of Siberia
In Japan, a woman from Nagoya and her friend from Tokyo, both of Indonesian origin, take a selfie during their visit to the sensogi Buddhist temple on New Year’s Eve in Tokyo
And also Brazil we watch the celebrations of the new year through fireworks in Brazil
As for New York, we see preparations underway with the famous ball of celebrations to celebrate the New Year in Times Square, the most famous square of the city
We also see a giant balloon depicting a dancer flying over people before a performance during the “Celebrate Cambodia” event as part of the New Year’s Eve in front of the royal palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Also in Seoul, South Korea, we see a woman walking near a lighted ornament on New Year’s Eve
