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PHOTO GALLERY: World starts celebrations for 2017




People buy round fruits as part of the preparations to welcome the New Year, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016 in Manila, Philippines. Filipinos usually put at least twelve different round fruits that have the circular shape of coin money on their dinning table to symbolize prosperity for the coming New Year. (AP)

Balinese dancer prepare to perform during a New Year celebration in Denpasar, on Indonesia's resort island of Bali on December 31, 2016. ()
Various form of dances and music have made Bali's art and culture one of the most diverse in the world. (AFP)

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House during an early evening display in the lead up to the main New Year's Eve fireworks in Sydney, Australia, December 31, 2016. (Reuters)

Fireworks explode off Auckland's Sky Tower as the new year is welcomed to New Zealand, Jan 1, 2017. (AP)

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as Australia ushers in the New Year in Sydney, January 1, 2017. (Reuters)

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as Australia ushers in the New Year in Sydney, January 1, 2017. (Reuters)

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as Australia ushers in the New Year in Sydney, January 1, 2017. (Reuters)

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as Australia ushers in the New Year in Sydney, January 1, 2017. (Reuters)

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as New Year's celebrations are underway in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. (AP)