Happy 2016! New Year Celebrations Across the World

All across the world, people from different nations, cultures and religions celebrated the arrival of New Year's Day. 2016.

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A woman jumps in the air as she poses for a photo during New Year celebrations in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. January 1, 2016.

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A fireworks display in Moscow during the New Year celebrations. January 1, 2016.

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'Tar Barrel Men' process through the streets of Allendale, UK, when men carry torches and flaming barrels in the annual Allendale Tar Barrel festival in Allendale, northern England. December 31, 2015.

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An Egyptian policeman riding a camel stands guard during New Year celebrations in front of the pyramids near Cairo. January 1, 2016.

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United States Navy Midshipman Mason Kraft dips Cassidy Cunningham as they pose for a photo in Times Square during New Year's Eve celebrations in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. December 31, 2015.

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Some 2,600 swimmers take part in a New Year's Day swimming race to celebrate the arrival of 2016 at a beach in Hong Kong, China. January 1, 2016.

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People take part in the annual New Year's Day march with signs on their heads in Hong Kong, China. January 1, 2016.

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A fireworks display over the River Thames and the Palace of Westminster's Elizabeth Tower, known as Big Ben, as the New Years Day celebrations begin in London. January 1, 2016.

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People watch fireworks during New Years celebrations at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro. January 1, 2016.

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Soldiers patrol as people celebrate the New Year in the historic center of Brussels. January 1, 2016.

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New Year celebrations in Moscow, Russia.

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Children play under a parachute shaped cloth installed by a non-governmental organisation for the New Year celebrations at a public park in Kolkata, India. January 1, 2016.

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A Thai Buddhist monk (R) receives alms from devotees during a ceremony marking the new year in Thailand's southern province of Narathiwat. January 1, 2016.

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Revellers photograph a 5-minute video performance displayed on the Arc de Triomphe as part of New Year's Eve celebrations on the Champs Elysees Avenue in Paris. December 31, 2015.

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Women riding on a "mikoshi" (portable shrine) cheer on people as they carry it into the sea during a festival to wish for calm waters in the ocean and good fortune in the new year in Oiso, Japan. January 1, 2016.

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Fireworks display seen over the Sydney Harbour during the New Year celebrations in Australia. December 31, 2015.

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New Year celebrations near Chechcnya's main New Year tree in Grozny, Russia.

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In this long-exposure photo, fireworks explode near the medieval Mariendom or St. Mary's Cathedral (R) and St. Severi's Church shortly after midnight during the New Year celebrations in Erfurt, central Germany. January 1, 2016.