2014년 전세계 새해축제마당
2014년 전세계 새해
A room with a view! From the top of the Shard, the fireworks lit up the entire capital
the Houses of Parliament
런던 영국 London burst into a riot of colours last night as the new year was welcomed
Big Ben
The annual crackles of fireworks and chimes of Big Ben will ring in the new year in London
Up to 100,000 people in key viewing areas by the Thames received packs featuring scratch 'n' sniff programmes
Fireworks light the sky above the London Eye and the Houses of Parliament over the river Thames during the New Year celebrations in central London just after midnight
Thousands of people are waiting on the banks of the River Thames in central London to ring in the New Year with a spectacular fireworks display
A firework display in Manchester city centre marks the New Year, watched by a crowd estimated at 8,000
The fireworks event was held in Piccadilly Gardens for the first time in the city's history
A bright start to 2014: Fireworks soared into the sky as Manchester welcomed in the brand new year
With fireworks, dancing and late-night
revelry, millions around the world welcomed 2014,
In Scotland, about 80,000 people are expected in Edinburgh city centre for the famous Hogmanay street party
Hundred thousands of people celebrated New Year's Eve welcoming the new year 2014 in Germany's capital
독일 Brandenburg Gate,
우크라이나 Ukrainians
러시아 the Red Square in Moscow
the Red Square
두바이 Palm Jumeirah in Dubai.
In Scotland, 
Up Helly Aa Vikings at the start the Edinburgh Hogmanay celebrations with a torchlight procession through Edinburgh city centre
Around 80,000 people are expected in the city for the traditional New Year celebrations, which run over three days. Tickets have been bought for the event by people from over sixty different countries
A general view of the torchlight procession as it makes its way through Edinburgh for the start of the Hogmanay celebrations
What a happy start to the new year! Alex Thomson steals a kiss from PC Heather Clark of Police Scotland
The New Year's Eve Winter Carnival in Newcastle city centre saw performers parading through the city to the Civic Centre for a spectacular fireworks display
While organizers in cities like Chicago and New York were just starting to block off streets in preparation for the evening's events, festivities were well under way in Newcastle
Hundreds of people gathered at the Great Wall, a landmark place in Beijing, to celebrate the New Year
Badaling Great Wall is illuminated during the New Year's Eve count down to 2014 held at the Badaling Great Wall
All together now, happy new year! Performers gather for a group photo after the end of a New Year's Eve count down to 2014 in Beijing, China
Packed in like sardines! Fireworks light up the sky as thousands of people gather to watch, in the main business district on New Year's Eve in Jakarta, Indonesia
Fireworks explode over Juche Tower and the Taedong River in Pyongyang, North Korea to celebrate the New Year
Ringing in 2014! Fireworks explode near Malaysia's landmark, Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
While many were happy to welcome the new year, thousands of Malaysian people marched on the street to protest against price hikes by the Malaysian government
Soaring into the air: The fireworks near Malaysia's iconic Petronas Towers heralded a new start and a new year for many
In Tokyo, 
An anti-Thai government protester waves national flag as dancers perform on stage during a New Year's Eve rally at the Democracy Monument in Bangkok, Thailand
With fireworks erupting from the water and bursting high in the skies, Hong Kong's harbour was showered in sprays of red and white as midnight struck
The bright lights of the city's skyline merged with the colourful spray of fire
across the harbour
In Beijing,
Thousands release balloons into the sky as the Tokyo is illuminated during the countdown to midnight in Japan's capital
Tokyo tower in Japan in the countdown to midnight, left. And right, as 12am strikes and the crowds celebrate the start of the Year of the Horse
Midnight strikes in South Korea as thousands celebrating with the 'moon house'
burning and fireworks during the 21st Sungsan sunrise festival of New Year in
Sungsan, on Jeju island
South Koreans gaze up at the bright display above their heads as they hail the
start of 2014 on Jeju island
More than one million people packed the water and shoreline of Sydney's harbour to watch the annual fireworks spectacular
'I tell them to face the reality, to move on and stand up but I know it will never be easy.'
Dubai,
The Opera House is lit up by the stunning fountains of fireworks streaming off the harbour bridge. This year's display is the most extravagant ever, organisers have said
The view over Sydney Harbour from Mrs Macquarie's chair as midnight strikes and the crowds hail the New Year
Fireworks launched from the four sails of Sydney's iconic Opera House for the first time in more than a decade
Tourists and locals dance to celebrate the New Year in Queenstown, New Zealand
New Zealand is among the first nations to see in the New Year
As midnight struck in New Zealand a fireworks display erupted over the city as
thousands danced in the streets below
Sportsmen in Allahabad, India light candles to celebrate New Year's Eve at Madan Mohan Malviya Stadium
A Buddhist woman attaches her name card on a lantern ahead of the New Year at Chogye Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea
Gearing up for the New Year, students in China use light pens to welcome 2014
Organisers say they will also create a burst of light out of fireworks to imitate a sunrise and dazzle spectators with a United Arab Emirates flag that could also break records for being the largest ever made out of fireworks.
The six-minute extravaganza will include
500,000 fireworks from 400 firing locations, all synchronized by 100 computers
from stations across the city, said Barrett Wissman, co-chairman of IMG Artists
that is managing the event. Guinness World Record officials will be on hand to
measure the scale of the event.
Wissman said the display will cover 30 miles (48 kilometers) of seafront. 'It is really mind-blowing, the size of this,' he said.
Actors dressed as the Russian Ded Moroz (Grandfather Frost), right, and his
companion Snegurochka (Snow Maiden), left, take part a New Year parade in the
Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek
Musicians wearing Christmas costumes take part in the New Year parade in Bishkek. New Year, which was the biggest informal holiday of the year in the former Soviet Union, is also very popular in the predominantly Muslim Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan
China 
Shinto priests walk toward the main hall to hold a shinto ritual in preparation for the New Year at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan. It is expected that around three million people will visit the shrine to pray for their health, happiness and property during the first days of 2014
Shinto priests walk under a 'torii' (Japanese gate located at the entrance of a Shinto shrine) after they participated to a shinto ritual in preparation for the New Year at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan
In Japan,
The 9.30pm New Year's Eve fireworks at Yarra Park beside the Melbourne Cricket Ground
Thousands of people gathered on Princes Bridge in Melbourne waiting for midnight to strike
In North Korea,
Meanwhile in London Ian Guy and Alice Summerill from Bristol arrive early to get a prime spot to watch the Southbank fireworks show illuminate the capital as midnight strikes in the UK
Dozens of Portaloos are moved into position close to Parliament as hundreds of thousands of people are expected to flock to London today
Barriers have been erected around the fountains in Trafalgar Square to try and stop revellers jumping in the water amid the excitement as the clock strikes 12am
