Fireworks explode over the Chao Phraya River during new year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand, Sunday, January 1, 2023. (Photo: AP)
January 1, 2023
HOW THEY BROUGHT in THE NEW YEAR IN OTHER LANDS
Members of a Turkish dance club perform during new year celebrations in a public garden in Turkish capital Ankara, Turkey. (Photo: AP)
South Korean people strike a big bell during new year celebrations in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, January 1, 2023. (Photo: AP)
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as New Year celebrations begin in Sydney, Australia, on Sunday, January 1, 2023. (Photo: AP)
A woman tosses flower offerings into the waters of Urca beach for the African goddess of the sea Yemanja, as part of new year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As the year begins, Brazilian worshippers honour Yemanja, offering flowers and launching large and small boats into the water in exchange for blessings for the new year. (Photo: AP)
A woman floats in the waters of Urca beach while praying to the African goddess of the sea Yemanja, as part of new year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo: AP)
Fireworks explode over Sky Tower in central Auckland as new year celebrations begin in New Zealand on Sunday, January 1, 2023. (Photo: AP)
A man in a Santa Claus costume meets children at the subway station “University” decorated for Christmas and New Year in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Photo: AP)
People gather on the main business district to celebrate New Year’s Eve, in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Photo: AP)
