Thursday, January 1, 2015

PHOTOS: New Year's Celebrations 2015 from Around the World

Associated Press
Published: January 1,2015





 
Millions of revelers converged on the beaches of Brazil, the streets of Seoul, South Korea, and New York's Times Square to say goodbye to 2014.
In Dubai, fireworks surrounded the world's tallest building, the 2,722-foot Burj Khalifa, which flashed with colored lights and images of the country's leaders as organizers went for a Guinness World Record for the largest LED-illuminated facade.
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Sydney's famed Opera House provided a stunning backdrop for a trademark glittery celebration replete with a tropical-style fireworks display featuring gold and silver palm tree pyrotechnic effects.
And in New York, revelers eager to claim spots to ring in 2015 in Times Square arrived hours early, enduring freezing temperatures and a scarcity of restrooms before the glittering ball drop at midnight at the Crossroads of the World.

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