Cities large and small across the world prepare their own fireworks displays, concerts and other celebrations unique to their communities.
ການສະຫລອງ ປີໃໝ່ສາກົນ ຢູ່ທົ່ວໂລກ

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Fireworks explode over the Victoria Harbor as celebrating the 2015 new year in Hong Kong, Jan. 1, 2015.

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Pro-democracy revelers carrying yellow umbrellas, symbol of the Occupy movement, chant slogans among the celebrating crowds moments after a New Year countdown event in Hong Kong, Jan. 1, 2015.

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In a photo released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency, schoolchildren perform "We Are the Happiest in the World" at the Central Youth Hall for New Year's Eve festivities in Pyongyang, Dec. 31, 2014.

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A woman hangs a paper bearing her New Year wishes to a tree in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 31, 2014.