Cities large and small across the world prepare their own fireworks displays, concerts and other celebrations unique to their communities.
New Year Celebrations Around the World
![Fireworks explode over the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge during New Years Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, Jan. 1, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3c849f92-90e9-4ee7-93ed-5b3c7dd70b45_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fireworks explode over the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge during New Years Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, Jan. 1, 2015.
![People release balloons beside the Tokyo Tower to celebrate the New Year during an annual countdown ceremony in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 1, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/40a7417a-3818-40d1-bc89-d2a3ec1a58af_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People release balloons beside the Tokyo Tower to celebrate the New Year during an annual countdown ceremony in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 1, 2015.
![Fireworks explode over the Victoria Harbor as celebrating the 2015 new year in Hong Kong, Jan. 1, 2015.](https://gdb.voanews.com/295c3496-88e7-4392-b05f-fa5a24e37a02_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Fireworks explode over the Victoria Harbor as celebrating the 2015 new year in Hong Kong, Jan. 1, 2015.
![A group of people wave as seagulls fly near by during the last sun set of the year at a jetty in Yangon river, Myanmar, Dec.31, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/b632f99d-6a88-468b-b297-036fcc16ac81_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A group of people wave as seagulls fly near by during the last sun set of the year at a jetty in Yangon river, Myanmar, Dec.31, 2014.
![Students form "2015" standing on snow to welcome the upcoming New Year at Shenyang Agriculture University in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China, Dec. 31, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/d857f53b-ed6a-4f19-96b4-2ef4cdc7d513_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Students form "2015" standing on snow to welcome the upcoming New Year at Shenyang Agriculture University in Shenyang, Liaoning province, China, Dec. 31, 2014.