Photos: New Year celebrations from around the world

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Ringing in 2022 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 31: People dance before the 9pm fireworks at the Sydney Opera House during New Year's Eve celebrations on December 31, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. New Year's Eve celebrations continue to be somewhat different as some COVID-19 restrictions remain in place due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images) (Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)

Ringing in 2022 MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 31: People wear glasses displaying 2022 at Federation Square during New Year's Eve celebrations on December 31, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. New Year's Eve celebrations continue to be somewhat different as some COVID-19 restrictions remain in place due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Diego Fedele/Getty Images) (Diego Fedele/Getty Images)

Ringing in 2022 AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JANUARY 01: A waka Hourua parades in front of a light show from the Skytower and harbour bridge during Auckland New Year's Eve celebrations on January 01, 2022 in Auckland, New Zealand. The light show named 'Auckland Is Calling' replaces the normal fireworks due to government COVID-19 restrictions but signifies a welcome to visitors from New Zealand and eventually the world to the region . (Photo by Dave Rowland/Getty Images for Auckland Unlimited) (David Rowland/Getty Images for Auckland Unlimi)

Ringing in 2022 BANGKOK, THAILAND - DECEMBER 31: Thai monks cover devotees with a pink sheet during a resurrection ceremony at Wat Takien on December 31, 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thai temple goers take part in a traditional resurrection ceremony on New Year's Eve at Wat Takien, located in Nonthaburi province, 20 kilometers north of Bangkok, Thailand. The temple is famous for its resurrection ceremonies where Thai's ritualistically die before being reborn. During the ritual, Thai worshippers tie a white thread around their heads and take part in a group prayer before lowering themselves into coffins where Thai monks perform the resurrection ceremony. The belief is that the resurrected worshipper is cleansed of their bad karma and will be blessed with good fortune and health in the new year. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images) (Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)

Ringing in 2022 MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 31: A child watches the family fireworks with her mother at Alexandra Garden during New Year's Eve celebrations on December 31, 2021 in Melbourne, Australia. New Year's Eve celebrations continue to be somewhat different as some COVID-19 restrictions remain in place due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Diego Fedele/Getty Images) (Diego Fedele/Getty Images)

Ringing in 2022 AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JANUARY 01: The Waka Hourua sails underneath a light show from the Skytower and harbour bridge during Auckland New Year's Eve celebrations on January 01, 2022 in Auckland, New Zealand. The light show named 'Auckland Is Calling' replaces the normal fireworks due to government COVID-19 restrictions but signifies a welcome to visitors from New Zealand and eventually the world to the region . (Photo by Dave Rowland/Getty Images for Auckland Unlimited) (David Rowland/Getty Images for Auckland Unlimi)

Ringing in 2022 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 31: Fireworks are seen over the Sydney Opera House during New Year's Eve celebrations on December 31, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. New Year's Eve celebrations continue to be somewhat different as some COVID-19 restrictions remain in place due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Wendell Teodoro/Getty Images) (Wendell Teodoro @ZEDUCE//Getty Images)

Ringing in 2022 AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JANUARY 01: A light show from the Skytower and harbour bridge during Auckland New Year's Eve celebrations on January 01, 2022 in Auckland, New Zealand. The light show named 'Auckland Is Calling' replaces the normal fireworks due to government COVID-19 restrictions but signifies a welcome to visitors from New Zealand and eventually the world to the region . (Photo by Dave Rowland/Getty Images for Auckland Unlimited) (David Rowland/Getty Images for Auckland Unlimi)

Ringing in 2022 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 31: People watch the 9pm fireworks at the Sydney Opera House during New Year's Eve celebrations on December 31, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. New Year's Eve celebrations continue to be somewhat different as some COVID-19 restrictions remain in place due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images) (Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)

Ringing in 2022 BANGKOK, THAILAND - DECEMBER 31: Thai devotees lay down in coffins during a resurrection ceremony at Wat Takien in hopes of cleansing themselves of bad karma upon their "rebirth" on December 31, 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand. Thai temple goers take part in a traditional resurrection ceremony on New Year's Eve at Wat Takien, located in Nonthaburi province, 20 kilometers north of Bangkok, Thailand. The temple is famous for its resurrection ceremonies where Thai's ritualistically die before being reborn. During the ritual, Thai worshippers tie a white thread around their heads and take part in a group prayer before lowering themselves into coffins where Thai monks perform the resurrection ceremony. The belief is that the resurrected worshipper is cleansed of their bad karma and will be blessed with good fortune and health in the new year. (Photo by Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images) (Lauren DeCicca/Getty Images)

Ringing in 2022 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the sky over Sydney Harbour as the clock strikes midnight on January 01, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. New Year's Eve celebrations continue to be somewhat different as some COVID-19 restrictions remain in place due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. There were 21,151 news cases of COVID-19 recorded in New South Wales on the final day of 2021, setting a new record for the Australia’s most populous state (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images) (Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)

Ringing in 2022 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the sky over Sydney Harbour as the clock strikes midnight on January 01, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. New Year's Eve celebrations continue to be somewhat different as some COVID-19 restrictions remain in place due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. There were 21,151 news cases of COVID-19 recorded in New South Wales on the final day of 2021, setting a new record for the Australia’s most populous state (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images) (Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)

Ringing in 2022 MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: Mounted police officers patrol Flinders Street Station as revellers celebrate the new years during New Year's Eve celebrations on January 01, 2022 in Melbourne, Australia. New Year's Eve celebrations continue to be somewhat different as some COVID-19 restrictions remain in place due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (Photo by Diego Fedele/Getty Images) (Diego Fedele/Getty Images)

Ringing in 2022 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 01: Fireworks light up the sky over Sydney Harbour as the clock strikes midnight on January 01, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. New Year's Eve celebrations continue to be somewhat different as some COVID-19 restrictions remain in place due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. There were 21,151 news cases of COVID-19 recorded in New South Wales on the final day of 2021, setting a new record for the Australia’s most populous state (Photo by Brook Mitchell/Getty Images) (Brook Mitchell/Getty Images)

Ringing in 2022 MANILA, PHILIPPINES - JANUARY 01: Fireworks explode over Quezon Memorial Circle as Filipinos usher in the New Year on January 01, 2022 in Quezon city, Metro Manila, Philippines. Large celebrations to ring in the new year pushed through in Metro Manila despite coronavirus cases surging over the Christmas week which experts fear is fueled by the more contagious Omicron variant. The Philippines reported nearly 3,000 cases on the last day of the year, the highest daily count in two months. (Photo by Ezra Acayan/Getty Images) (Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)

Ringing in 2022 BERLIN, GERMANY - JANUARY 01: Pyrotechnics operate at midnight with no live audience during televised-only New Year's Eve celebrations held near the Brandenburg Gate on January 01, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. The German capital's kickoff of the New Year, as in the previous instance, was a more toned-down affair than the one traditionally held, with no public audience allowed for its stage show and fireworks, the latter planned as a much smaller version than usual to avoid attracting non-socially-distanced crowds. A broadcast-only edition replaced the larger party, which usually attracts around 60,000 visitors, due to restrictions amidst the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images) (Adam Berry/Getty Images)

Ringing in 2022 LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 01: Drones create a lion in the sky above the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich to bring in the New Year on January 01, 2022 in London, England. The countries that make up the UK have differing covid measures in place over the festive period. In Scotland, a maximum of 500 people can attend outdoor events where physical distancing of one metre is in place meaning the traditional Edinburgh Hogmanay celebrations have been canceled. The rule-of-six in regulated premises, such as bars, restaurants, cinemas and theatres, was reintroduced in Wales on Boxing Day along with the closure of nightclubs. In England, the government has not introduced any new measures. (Photo by Rob Pinney/Getty Images) (Rob Pinney/Getty Images)

Ringing in 2022 MADRID, SPAIN - JANUARY 1: A fireworks display is seen over Puerta del Sol Square on New Year's Eve during the sixth wave of the coronavirus pandemic on January 1, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. Whilst most European cities have cancelled traditional New Year's Eve festivities, Madrid's celebration of the grapes on New Year's Eve in Puerta del Sol has been maintained with protocols of social distancing, the use of face-masks and 60% reduction of capacity. (Photo by Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images) (Pablo Blazquez Dominguez/Getty Images)

Ringing in 2022 RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JANUARY 01: Revelers enjoy the fireworks and celebrate the New Years on Copacabana beach on January 01, 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Due to the spread of the Omicron variant and the surge of cases, mayor Eduardo Paes announced cancellation of massive and traditional celebration in the beach of Copacabana known as Reveillon. The event that every New Year's Eve gathers hundreds of thousands of locals and tourists will consist of only a 16 minute fireworks display, with no live music shows nor massive gatherings. (Photo by Wagner Meier/Getty Images) (Wagner Meier/Getty Images)

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