Beijing Celebrates New Year Eve
The Temple of Heaven (The Qi Nian Temple) is illuminated as Beijing celebrates the New Years Eve at the Temple of Heaven Park on December 31, 2011 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)...
Dutch Swimmers Brave The North Sea For New Years Day Dip
Hardy Dutch swimmers brave the icy North Sea on January 1, 2012 in Scheveningen, Netherlands. A record number of 10,000 people took the plunge in this years traditional New Years dip. The high turnout was attributed to the mild weather with a sea temperature of 8 degrees compared to 4 degrees last year. (Photo by Jasper Juinen/Getty Images)...
Hardy Swimmers Take A Festive Dip In The Firth Of Forth
Over 1000 New Year revellers, many in fancy dress, braved freezing conditions in the River Forth in front of the Forth Rail Bridge during the annual Loony Dook Swim on January 1, 2012 in South Queensferry, Scotland. Thousands of people gathered last night to see in the New Year at Hogmanay celebrations in towns and cities across Scotland. (Photo by Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images)...
New York Celebrates New Year's Eve In Times Square
Crowds Gather For New Years Ball Drop In Times Square on December 31, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)...
Edinburgh Prepares For Hogmanay Celebrations
Shaun Gibson prepares some of the 5.5 tonnes of fireworks at Edinburgh Castle ahead of the citys Hogmanay celebration on December 29, 2011 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Over 2,800 individual fireworks from six specialised firing panels will be launched during the display over Edinburgh Castle and gardens. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)...
Installation Of 288 New Waterford Crystal Triangles On The 2012 Times Square New Year's Eve Ball
Workers attach 288 new Waterford Crystal Triangles on the 2012 Times Square New Years Eve Ball at One Times Square on December 27, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)...
Chinese Handmade Firecrackers For The Lunar New Year
A Chinese worker makes handmade firecrackers in the traditional way on February 1, 2005 in Liuan, Anhui Province, China. Chinese have the tradition of setting off firecrackers to celebrate the lunar New Year. (Photo by Cancan Chu/GettyImages)...
The Songkran Festival
[The Songkran festival is celebrated in Thailand as the traditional New Year's Day from 13 to 15 April. It coincides with the New Year of many calendars of South and Southeast Asia. The most obvious celebration of Songkran is the throwing of water upon others. Thais roam the streets with containers of water or water guns. In addition, many Thais will have small bowls of beige colored talc sold cheaply and mixed with water which is then smeared on the faces and bodies of random passerbys as a blessing for the new year] – Wikipedia. (Photo by Seua Yai)...
New Year’s Celebrations Around the World
Fireworks explode over Elizabeth Tower housing the Big Ben clock in London. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth/Associated Press)...
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