The world said "goodbye" to 2023, to welcome a new chapter, that of 2024. How was the New Year's Eve celebrated in different countries of the world.
In Tirana, the night of the change of years was welcomed with a fireworks show, where hundreds of citizens came together to enjoy the atmosphere. In addition to the fireworks, several popular artists took to the stage to perform some of their most popular hits.
Australia was among the first countries to welcome 2024. The turn of the year was greeted with a spectacular fireworks display on Sydney Harbour.
In India some people chose to wait out 2024 in a state of inner peace while meditating in a temple near Ahmedabad.
In China, balloons were released to celebrate the arrival of 2024 in Nanjing.
In Beijing , tourists stopped to photograph the first sunrise from the Great Wall.
In Shanghai , a man burned papers in incense sticks while praying for luck at Jing'an Buddhist Temple.
The Arc de Triomphe lights up in Paris as the city prepares for the Olympic year.
Fireworks exploded over the Brandenburg Gate at midnight in Berlin , while the city recorded several cases of violence between citizens who had come out to celebrate.
At the Wat Bang Na Nai temple in Bangkok , people lay inside coffins as a ritual believed to save them from bad luck through a resurrection ceremony.
People exercise during sunrise on the first day of the new year in Sana'a, Yemen .
Thousands of fireworks were set off in London , as 100,000 people gathered to watch the spectacle.
A traditional fire dance in the Lompoul desert in Senegal .
An old tradition, in Rome every New Year's Eve a person dives into the waters of the Tiber River at the Cavour Bridge.
Rapper LL Cool J was among the artists who performed at the New Year's Eve show in Times Square, New York.
Source: BBC
