How People Around The World Celebrated The New Year And Said Goodbye To 2018

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House.

Young people wearing fox face paint participate in the Oji Fox Parade to mark the new year in Tokyo.

A woman lights candles during New Year's celebrations at the Jogyesa Buddhist temple.

People celebrate the new year outside Beijing's National Stadium.

Fireworks illuminate the city skyline in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

A child holds a sparkler during New Year's celebrations in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Young Pakistanis enjoy a fireworks display during New Year's celebrations in Rawalpindi.

People watch as fireworks explode over the Kremlin in Moscow.

Fireworks burst above the Baghdad Tower in the Iraqi capital.

Fireworks explode above the ancient Parthenon temple in Athens.

"Yellow vest" protesters pose for a selfie with a reveler as people gather along the Champs-Élysées for New Year's celebrations.

Fireworks explode over the Frauenkirche cathedral.

People watch fireworks near the Erasmus Bridge in Rotterdam.

Fireworks explode over Vienna's city hall.

Fireworks explode around the London Eye during New Year's celebrations in central London.

Fireworks light the sky marking New Year, behind Lisbon's Saint George castle.

People watch fireworks from the water on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro.

Joey and Claudia Flores, of California, kiss as confetti falls in New York's Times Square.

Revelers watch at Drai’s nightclub as fireworks explode on the Las Vegas Strip.

Fireworks light up the sky during New Year's celebrations in San Francisco.

Pope Francis leads a Holy Mass to mark the 52nd World Day of Peace on Jan. 1, 2019, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican.

A woman holds a sparkler during New Year celebrations in the Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya.