31 Dec 2019

New Year 2020 — A look at celebrations across the world

Published: Dec 31, 2019, 05:18 PM IST | Updated: Dec 31, 2019, 11:10 PM IST

New Year 2020 — A look at celebrations across the world

This photo was taken on December 26, 2019, shows people visiting a lantern show ahead of the 2020 new year in Shenyang, China's northeastern Liaoning province. (AFP Photo) Photograph: (AFP)

<p>New Year festivities for 2020 has started as revellers bid goodbye to the last decade. Auckland in New Zealand was the principal significant city to ring in 2020 and kick off another decade.</p>

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31 Dec 2019, 10:56 PM (IST)

#WATCH: Thailand rings in the New Year; fireworks display along the Chao Phraya River. pic.twitter.com/EJYLAqflmI
— ANI (@ANI) December 31, 2019

31 Dec 2019, 10:21 PM (IST)

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Iraqis gather near the citadel of Arbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, during New Year's evening celebrations on December 31, 2019. (AFP Photo)

31 Dec 2019, 9:55 PM (IST)

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Women pose for a picture in front of a 2020 luminous sign during New Year’s Eve in Seoul, South Korea December 31, 2019. (AFP Photo)

31 Dec 2019, 9:53 PM (IST)

#WATCH: Hong Kong rings in the New Year; celebrations at Victoria Harbour. pic.twitter.com/aEwHGiTOy9
— ANI (@ANI) December 31, 2019

31 Dec 2019, 9:37 PM (IST)

Japan: Visuals of #NewYear celebrations from Tokyo. pic.twitter.com/N2fxA5NQpT
— ANI (@ANI) December 31, 2019

31 Dec 2019, 9:05 PM (IST)

Mumbai: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) railway station lit up on #NewYearsEve pic.twitter.com/iUQuuE8iNt
— ANI (@ANI) December 31, 2019

31 Dec 2019, 7:27 PM (IST)

#WATCH Australia: Sydney rings in the New Year; celebrations at Sydney Harbour. pic.twitter.com/2TeXZjQyT6
— ANI (@ANI) December 31, 2019

31 Dec 2019, 7:07 PM (IST)

#WATCH New Zealand: #NewYear celebrated in Auckland; visuals from Sky Tower. pic.twitter.com/8EMqdYBwyz
— ANI (@ANI) December 31, 2019

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Members of the indigenous Gurung community wearing traditional attire perform as they take part in a New Year celebration ceremony known as 'Tamu Lhosar' in Kathmandu on December 31, 2019. (AFP Photo)

31 Dec 2019, 6:01 PM (IST)

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New Zealanders were amongst the first in the world to celebrate the arrival of 2020 with a fireworks display that erupted from Auckland's 328-metre tall Sky Tower on Wednesday (January 1). (Reuters Photo)

31 Dec 2019, 5:38 PM (IST)

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Revelers arrive early to watch the New Year countdown outside a shopping mall in downtown Bangkok on December 31, 2019. (AFP Photo)

31 Dec 2019, 5:18 PM (IST)

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New Year's Eve fireworks erupt over Sydney's iconic Harbour Bridge and Opera House during the traditional early family fireworks show, held before the main midnight event, on December 31, 2019. (AFP Photo)

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