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- Reveler use their smartphones to film the falling balloons and confetti as they celebrate the start of 2026 during the New Year countdown event held at a shopping mall in Beijing, early Thursday, Jan.
- 1, 2026.
- Andy Wong/AP hide caption toggle caption Andy Wong/AP Revellers watch a fireworks and light show for children on Museumplein as part of New Year's Eve celebrations in Amsterdam on December 31, 2025.
- Remko de Waal/ hide caption toggle caption Remko de Waal/ Members of the public gather to celebrate the New Year during the annual bell-tolling ceremony at the Bosingak Pavilion on January 01, 2026 in Seoul, South Korea.
- Chung Sung-Jun/ hide caption toggle caption Chung Sung-Jun/ Fireworks explode over skyscrapers during New Year celebrations on January 01, 2026 in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines.



