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From Hogmanay to Sydney's fireworks: New Year 2012 Photo Gallery
Up Helly Aa vikings from Lerwick in the Shetland Islands stand together during the annual torchlight procession to mark the start of Hogmanay (New Year) celebrations in Edinburgh December 30, 2011.
Photo: Reuters
Up Helly Aa vikings from Lerwick in the Shetland Islands stand with their flaming torches during the annual torchlight procession to mark the start of Hogmanay (New Year) celebrations in Edinburgh December 30, 2011. The annual torchlight procession starts at the Parliament Square and finishes with the burning of a Viking longship at Calton Hill in Edinburgh.
Photo: Reuters
Students sit in a formation during their New Year's Day celebrations at a school in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad December 31, 2011.
Photo: Reuters
A man who is dressed up as Father Frost, the local equivalent of Santa Claus, and his 'granddaughter' Snegurochka (Snow Maiden) greet passers-by during a New Year's Day parade in Bishkek December 31, 2011.
Photo: Reuters
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year, January 1 2012.
Photo: Reuters
Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House during a pyrotechnic show to celebrate the New Year, January 1 2012.
Photo: Reuters
Traditional rituals and fireworks displays spanned the globe as New Year 2012 was heralded.
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