New Year Celebrations across the world

Revellers write the number 2013 using sparklers during the Hogmanay (New Year) street party celebrations in Edinburgh, Scotland December 31, 2012.

• Revelers cheer after receiving balloons as they stand in Times Square before celebrating the New Year in New York December 31, 2012.
  
   Fireworks explode over and around the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Sydney Opera House during new year celebrations January 1, 2013.