2015 NEW YEARS CELEBRATIONS IN PICTURES

Munich, Germany

Fireworks illuminate the sky above Munich in Germany

Las Vegas

Fireworks explode above the strip in Las Vegas to ring in the new year

London

Fireworks explode in central London as 2015 is welcomed in in the UK

The Houses of Parliament and the London Eye are lit up by a spectacular fireworks display over the River Thames

Edinburgh

Hogmanay gets underway in Edinburgh

Moscow

A sea of smartphones photograph the Moscow New Year fireworks in Red Square

Berlin

Fireworks explode behind the quadriga of Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate

Baghdad

Crowds gather in Firdous Square Baghdad, Iraq, for their celebrations to mark 2015

Manila

People look at fireworks during a New Year Celebration in Manila, Philippines

Fireworks light up the sky as Filipinos welcome the New Year in Manila, Philippines.

Dublin

People take part in the Procession of Light through the centre of Dublin to begin the city's New Year's eve festival

Singapore

Fireworks go off above an arrangement of five thousand red balloons spelling the number '50' on the Marina Bay in the Central Business District of Singapore. The country will celebrate its golden jubilee of 50 years of independence from Malaysia in 2015.

Beijing

Performers wear the Beijing opera's costumes as they celebrate the New Year in Beijing, China

Syria

A candlelit vigil for victims of the Syria conflict in Aleppo

North Korea

North Koreans watch the fireworks in Pyongyang

Taiwan

Fireworks set off from the Taipei 101, a skyscraper, to mark the New Year's Day in Taiwan

Hong Kong

Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong

Kuala Lumpur

Fireworks explode near Malaysia's landmark Petronas Towers during the New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur

Seoul

Buddhist monks and believers hit a traditional bell as fireworks go off during a ceremony to celebrate the new year at Bongeun Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea

Tokyo

People release balloons to celebrate the New Year during an annual countdown ceremony in Tokyo

Sydney

Fireworks explode off the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the midnight fireworks display on New Year's Eve in Sydney, Australia

Sydney locals Demi Bryant and James Hundt celebrate the beginning of the New Year atop a high-rise overlooking the iconic Sydney New Year's Eve fireworks display aside their next dream car, the all-new 2015 Ford Mustang.

More than 10,000 aerial fireworks, 25,000 shooting comets and 100,000 pyrotechnic effects were used during the annual Sydney Harbour New Year's Eve show, with an estimated 1.6 million people watching from along the harbour foreshore, local media reported.

Fireworks explode off the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the midnight fireworks display on New Year's Eve in Sydney, Australia

Fireworks explode off the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the midnight fireworks display on New Year's Eve in Sydney

Thousands of people crammed into Lady Macquaries Chair look-out to see the new year in and watch the annual fireworks show.

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dilligaf
dilligaf
January 1, 2015 11:25 am

What?!

No picture of that lame ass ball in NYC?

Chicago99944
Chicago99944
January 1, 2015 1:32 pm

Great photos- thanks for posting.

Stucky
Stucky
January 1, 2015 1:56 pm

Scotch Plains, NJ
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overthecliff
overthecliff
January 1, 2015 1:56 pm

We seem to share the same religion. The worship of Bacchus and we just celebrated the sacrament. None of that was important. The love of money is the root of all evil and we just worshiped on one of its holy days. All in one accord, sad.

bb
bb
January 1, 2015 3:22 pm

The picture from Syria is the one that gives me hope.

IndenturedServant
IndenturedServant
January 1, 2015 3:34 pm

Munich looks like the most fun because that is the result of THE PEOPLE cutting loose rather than the rest of the planet being forced into conforming to some corporate sponsored, TPTB approved show.

Avalon
Avalon
January 1, 2015 5:11 pm

These are very pretty pics. except for Taiwan, it reminds me of a giant red centipede. sorrynotsorry lol