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New 2017 year is here. How the whole world is celebrating this great event

New Year 2017 has finally come! This is the Year of the Fire Red Rooster. In every country, in every city of the world, people celebrate this wonderful holiday in their own way. But what unites people of the whole world are fireworks, magnificent illuminations and Christmas festive mood.Let’s have a look at how people celebrated 2017 around the world.

Fireworks and the Burj Khalifa in Dubai

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New Year 2017 in Auckland, New Zealand (Photo by Dave Rowland)

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An incredible amount of people gathered on the Champs-Elysees in Paris on 1 January 2017 (Photo by Christophe Ena)

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New Year in Madrid, Spain, 1 January 2017 (Photo by Santi Donaire)

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New Year 2017 in Kuala Lumpur near the Petronas Towers on 1 January 2017 (Photo by Mohd Rasfan)

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Fireworks in Warsaw, Poland, on 1 January 2017 (Photo by Leszek Szymanski) during New Year celebration:

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Berlin and the Brandenburg Gate on 1 January 2017 (Photo by Odd Andersen)

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New Year fireworks on the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge on December 31, 2016 (Photo by Jason Reed)

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Photos from Sydney by Jason Reed

 

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Fireworks around an ancient Greek temple, located on the Athenian Acropolis on 1 January 2017 (Photo by Alkis Konstantinidis)

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Christmas Big Ben in London on 1 January 2017 (Photo by Neil Hall)

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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on 1 January 2017 (Photo by Marcelo Regua)

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New Year 2017 in Valparaiso, Chile, on 1 January 2017 (Photo by Rodrigo Garrido)

new yearTimes Square in New York City, United States on 1 January 2017 (Photo by Stephanie Keith)

new yearNew Year in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, January 01 2017 (Photo by Ahmad Yusni)

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New Year in Taipei, Taiwan (Photo by Billy H.C. Kwok)

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New Year in Yogyakarta, Indonesia (Photo by Ulet Ifansasti)

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Auckland, New Zealand on 1 January 2017 (Photo by Peter Meecham)

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Wheel Ferris known as “London Eye” in the centre of London on 1 January 2017 (Photo by Daniel Leal-Olivas)

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New Year in Hong Kong on 1 January 2017 (Photo by Dale De La Rey)

new yearNew Year 2017 in Chicago (Photo by Alyssa Pointer)

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Opera House and Harbour Bridge in Sydney on 1 January 2017 (Photo by Saeed Khan)

new yearKuala Lumpur on 1 January 2017 (Photo by Mohd Rasfan)

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New Year in Hong Kong on 1 January 2017 (Photo by Dale De La Rey)

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And Kuala Lumpur again on 1 January 2017 (Photo by Mohd Rasfan)

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Sydney on 1 January 2017 (Photo by Mick Tsikas)

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Hong Kong on 1 January 2017 (Photo by Lam Yik Fei)

new yearAthens on 1 January 2017 (Photo by Angelos Tzortzinis)

new yearNew Year celebration in Moscow (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr.)

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And how did your country celebrate this New Year? Share bright pictures of yours!

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