Millions of people throughout the world celebrated the coming of the new year on the night between December 31 and January 1. Revelers in all corners of our planet partied like no tomorrow well into the early hours of Monday. Take a gander at this gallery and see how New Year's Eve was celebrated in France, Slovenia, Russia, North Korea, Greece and other countries.
1 / 27
A couple hug each other as they watch fireworks exploding over Copacabana beach during New Year's celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018.
© AP Photo / Leo Correa
2 / 27
Revelers seen during New Year's celebrations just after midnight in Ljubljana, Slovenia on January 1, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Jure Makovec
3 / 27
New Year revelers gather on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris on December 31, 2017.
© AFP 2023 / Guillaume Souvant
4 / 27
A woman reacts to the camera as she parties during New Year's festivities at the Farm School in the resort town of Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe on January 1, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Zinyange Auntony
5 / 27
Fireworks ligt the sky over the Opera House and Harbour Bridge during New Year's Eve festivities in Sydney early on January 1, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Saeed Khan
6 / 27
People ride on a tram in Istanbul as the crowd prepares to celebrate the New Year's Eve on December 31, 2017.
© AFP 2023 / Yasin Akgul
7 / 27
A woman applies coloured powder to a "rangoli", a Hindu ritual design, to usher in the New Year in front of a home in Hyderabad on January 1, 2018.
Rangolis are drawn in front of homes early in the morning to welcome relatives and friends to mark the New Year.
Rangolis are drawn in front of homes early in the morning to welcome relatives and friends to mark the New Year.
© AFP 2023 / Noah Seelam
8 / 27
Fireworks are seen during New Year celebrations in Pyongyang on January 1, 2018. The photo was released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
© REUTERS / KCNA
9 / 27
People dance during New Year celebrations at Mary Fitzgerald Square in Johannesburg on January 1 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Wikus De Wet
10 / 27
Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump arrive with daughter Arabella Kushner and son Joseph Kushner for a New Year's Eve gala at Mar-a-Lago, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2017, in Palm Beach, Fla.
© AP Photo / Evan Vucci
11 / 27
A Balinese girl takes part in a traditional dance during a parade held as part of the New Year's Eve festivities in Denpasar on Bali island on December 31, 2017.
© AFP 2023 / Sonny Tumbelaka
12 / 27
A picture taken on December 31, 2017, shows a laser show at Burj Khalifa, the tallest tower in the world, to mark the New Year's eve celebrations in Dubai.
© AFP 2023 / Giuseppe Cacace
13 / 27
A man dressed in Father Frost costume seen during New Year's Eve celebration in St. Petersburg.
© Sputnik / Alexander Galperin
/ 14 / 27
Revelers enjoy themselves during Hogmanay (New Year's Eve) celebrations in Edinburgh, Scotland, December 31, 2017.
© REUTERS / Russell Cheyne
15 / 27
Fireworks light the sky above the Ancient Acropolis in Athens during the New Year celebrations on December 31, 2017.
© AFP 2023 / Louisa Gouliamaki
16 / 27
People fly lanterns at Borobudur temple during New Year celebrations in Magelang, Indonesia, January 1, 2018 in this photo taken by Antara Foto.
© REUTERS / Antara Foto/Anis Efizudin
17 / 27
Fireworks explode over the Quadriga sculpture atop the Brandenburg gate during New Year celebrations in Berlin, Germany, January 1, 2018.
© REUTERS / Hannibal Hanschke
18 / 27
Worshippers pray during a New Year's Day visit to Meiji shrine in Tokyo on January 1, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Kazuhiro Nogi
19 / 27
People celebrate the New Year with a fireworks show at the Binnenhof in The Hague, the Netherlands on January 1, 2018.
© AFP 2023 / Sem van der Wal
20 / 27
Dancers perform in front of revelers during the New Year's celebrations at Parliament square, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018.
© AP Photo / Hussein Malla
21 / 27
Fireworks explode over the River Thames behind the Elizabeth Tower, which contains the bell known as "Big Ben", at the Houses of Parliament in London, as New Year's celebrations take place after midnight, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018.
© AP Photo / Matt Dunham
22 / 27
Confetti drops over the crowd as the clock strikes midnight during the New Year's celebration in Times Square as seen from the Marriott Marquis in New York, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018.
© AP Photo / Seth Wenig
23 / 27
Iraqi Kurdish Peshmerga members dance during a gathering to celebrate the New Year on the frontline in Makhmur, about 280 kilometres (175 miles) north of the capital Baghdad, on December 31, 2017.
© AFP 2023 / Safin Hamed
24 / 27
Polish revelers celebrate New Year's Eve in downtown in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018.
© AP Photo / Czarek Sokolowski
25 / 27
Participants pose for photos after a New Year count in Beijing, China, Monday, Jan. 1, 2018.
© AP Photo / Ng Han Guan
26 / 27
People react during the New Year's Eve celebrations on Nungwi Beach in Zanzibar, Tanzania, on December 31, 2017.
© AFP 2023 / Gulshan Khan
27 / 27
Revelers cheer after the countdown in Times Square during the New Year's celebration early Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, in New York.
© AP Photo / Go Nakamura