The 9pm family fireworks explode over Sydney Opera House during New Year s Eve celebrations in Sydney on December 31, 2023. AFP
The 9pm family fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House during New Year s Eve celebrations in Sydney on December 31, 2023. AFP
People hold the figure 2024 and cheer during an event to bid good bye to 2023 and welcome the New Year in Ahmedabad, India, Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. AP
Evalena Worthington, owner of the Schooner Wharf Bar in Key West, practices the Lowering of the Wench, from the 80-foot mast of the Schooner America 2, in Key West, Fla., Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. AP
A couple takes a selfie at Zocalo Square in Mexico City on December 30, 2023. AFP
A man dressed as the Grinch is seen at Zocalo Square in Mexico City on December 30, 2023. AFP
Pedestrians walk through a 2024 illuminated sign displayed in downtown Pristina on December 30, 2023, ahead of the New Year celebrations in Kosovo. AFP
Children sit on an illuminated sleigh displayed in downtown Pristina on December 30, 2023, ahead of the New Year celebrations in Kosovo. AFP
People enjoy a chain swing ride during the Christmas and New Year market in front of St. Basils cathedral on Red Square in Moscow, on December 30, 2023. AFP
Girls dance during celebration of incoming New Year in an art space in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Dec. 30, 2023. AP
Guests react as confetti falls during a New Year s eve rehearsal in Times Square in New York on December 29, 2023. AFP
Guests react as confetti falls during a New Year s eve rehearsal in Times Square in New York on December 29, 2023. AFP