New Years Eve around the world

As Americans prepared to celebrate New Year’s Eve on Saturday, millions of people in countries where the clock had already struck midnight chimed in 2023.

Zoom out: Here’s a look at the celebrations around the world.

AustraliaFireworks light up the sky over the Sydney Harbor Bridge on January 1, 2023 in Sydney, Australia. Photo: Roni Bintang/Getty ImagesPeople watch fireworks at the Sydney Botanic Gardens during New Years celebrations on December 31, 2022 in Sydney, Australia. Photo: Roni Bintang/Getty ImagesIndonesiaPeople gather to celebrate in Jakarta, Indonesia on January 1, 2023. Photo: Eko Siswono Toyudho/Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesChinaA couple embraces in front of the Hong Kong Convention Center on December 31 2022. in Hong Kong, China. Photo: Vernon Yuen/NurPhoto/Getty ImagesIndiaPeople gather on the Mumbai waterfront on December 31, 2022. Photo: Punit Paranjpe/AFP via Getty ImagesA shopkeeper at a New Year’s Eve carnival in New Delhi, India, on December 31 2022. 2022. Photo: Pankaj Nangia/Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesThailandPeople take a selfie during a fireworks display from King Taksin Bridge on January 1, 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: Lauren DeCicca/Getty ImagesChildren watch a fireworks display from King Taksin Bridge on January 1, 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo: Lauren DeCicca/Getty ImagesKazakhstanFireworks light up the sky during New Year’s celebrations in Astana, Kazakhstan on January 1, 2023. Photo: Meiramgul Kussainova/Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesFireworks light up the sky during New Year’s celebrations new in Astana, Kazakhstan on January 1, 2023. Photo: Meiramgul Kussainova/Anadolu Agency/Getty ImagesUnited Arab EmiratesNew Year’s Eve fireworks illuminate the iconic Burj Khalifa tower at midnight in Dubai on December 31, 2022. Photo: Ryan Lim /AFP/Getty Images) New YorkRevelers look forward to New Year’s Eve celebrations in Times Square on December 31, 2022, in New York City. Photo: Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty ImagesRevelers gather in Times Square on December 31, 2022 in New York City. Photo: Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images

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