In Pictures: New Year 2021 celebrations around the world

Good riddance, 2020. Hello, 2021. Here's how people around the world marked the start of a new year.

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January 1, 2021 at 8:40 AM

Fireworks explode over the ancient Acropolis in Athens during New Year celebrations on Dec 31, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

New Year's Eve fireworks erupt over Ras al-Khaimah, United Arab Emirates, in one of the world's largest fireworks shows, on Jan 1, 2021. PHOTO: AFP

People celebrate on Rotterdam's Erasmus Bridge in the Netherlands during New Year's Eve celebrations on Dec 31, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

People take a selfie on Westminster Bridge during New Year's Eve celebrations in London on Dec 31, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

A woman and her cats look at New Year’s Eve fireworks through the window of her home in Ajdovscina, Slovenia, on Jan 1, 2021. PHOTO: AFP

French police patrol the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, after celebrations and gatherings have been banned amid the coronavirus pandemic, on Dec 31, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

People take part in New Year's Eve celebrations in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Dec 31, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

Babacar Sene, who sells light-up accessories at Independence Square in Dakar, Senegal, is seen during celebration on New Year's Eve. PHOTO: NYTIMES

The midnight fireworks light up Tahya Masr Bridge during New Year's Eve celebrations in Cairo, Egypt on Jan 1, 2021. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

People stand with candles during a New Year's Eve memorial for victims of the coronavirus in Johannesburg on Dec 31, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Fireworks light the night sky over the Kremlin and the Red square to mark the New Year in Moscow on Jan 1, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS

People visit Kanda Myojin Shrine to offer New Year prayers in Tokyo on Jan 1, 2021. PHOTO: AFP

Fireworks are seen in Pyongyang during New Year's celebrations in this photo supplied by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency on Jan 1, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS

Fireworks are seen during New Year celebrations in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on Jan 1, 2021. PHOTO: AFP

A New Year fireworks display is seen moments after midnight in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

People use smartphones to film the fireworks and light effects illuminating the night sky from the Taipei 101 skyscraper during New Year's celebrations in Taipei on Jan 1, 2021. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A couple take a selfie at Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong, on Dec 31, 2020. Despite the restrictions in place due to the Covid-19 pandemic, people gathered to celebrate the New Year. PHOTO: AFP

New Year's Eve fireworks erupt over Chao Phraya river during the fireworks show for New Year's Eve in Bangkok on Jan 1, 2021. PHOTO: AFP

People release balloons during a New Year's countdown in Wuhan in China’s central Hubei province on Jan 1, 2021. PHOTO: AFP

Fireworks erupt over Chao Phraya river during New Year's Eve celebrations in Bangkok on Jan 1, 2021. PHOTO: AFP

People gather on a street during New Year's Eve celebrations in Hanoi on Jan 1, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS

New Year's Eve fireworks erupting over Sydney's iconic Harbour Bridge during the fireworks show on Jan 1, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS

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