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Hello 2026: The world celebrates the arrival of the new year

The arrival of the new year in pictures

Fireworks over the Sydney Harbour Bridge during New Year's Eve celebrations. — Fireworks over the Sydney Harbour Bridge during New Year's Eve celebrations. DAN HIMBRECHTS / EFE

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Ferran Forné

01/01/2026

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BarcelonaIt started in Australia, then Asia followed... and so, gradually, the world welcomed it in 2026 with great light and musical shows.

New Year's Eve celebrations in New York — 1 de 14 Tyrone Siu

New Year's Eve celebrations in New York

The Arc de Triomphe in Paris welcomes 2026 — 2 de 14 CHRISTOPHE PETIT TESSON

The Arc de Triomphe in Paris welcomes 2026

View of Maria Cristina Avenue in Barcelona during the New Year's Eve celebration to welcome 2026. — 3 de 14 Cedida Ajuntament de Barcelona

View of Maria Cristina Avenue in Barcelona during the New Year's Eve celebration to welcome 2026.

New Year's Eve celebrations in Switzerland, specifically in Zurich — 4 de 14 Andreas Becker

New Year's Eve celebrations in Switzerland, specifically in Zurich

E-Da World in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, lights up with a 999-second fireworks display, attracting 56,000 participants to the Year of the Horse themed celebrations. — 5 de 14 Cheng-Chia Huang / EFE

E-Da World in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, lights up with a 999-second fireworks display, attracting 56,000 participants to the Year of the Horse themed celebrations.

Light in the sky and on earth — 6 de 14 ROLEX DELA PENA / EFE

Light in the sky and on earth

Fireworks light up the sky above the Quezon Memorial Circle to welcome the New Year in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines.

Fireworks in Bangkok — 7 de 14 Athit Perawongmetha / REUTERS

Fireworks in Bangkok

Fireworks welcome 2026 in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.

Fire and light in Taipei — 8 de 14 RITCHIE B. TONGO / EFE

Fire and light in Taipei

Fireworks and light effects illuminate the night sky from the Taipei 101 skyscraper during New Year's Eve celebrations.

Singapore — 9 de 14 Ore Huiying / REUTERS

Singapore

Fireworks explode over Marina Bay during New Year's Eve celebrations in Singapore.

Tokyo lights up on New Year's Eve — 10 de 14 Issei Kato / REUTERS

Tokyo lights up on New Year's Eve

A giant projection on the surface of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building to celebrate the New Year in Tokyo.

New Year's Eve at the Great Wall — 11 de 14 Maxim Shemetov / REUTERS

New Year's Eve at the Great Wall

People gather for the New Year countdown ceremony at the Juyongguan section of the Great Wall, also known as Juyong Pass, in Beijing.

Prayers for the New Year — 12 de 14 JEON HEON-KYUN / EFE

Prayers for the New Year

South Korean Buddhist devotees pray at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul, South Korea, during New Year's celebrations.

Bali, Indonesia. — 13 de 14 MADE NAGI / EFE

Bali, Indonesia.

Balinese dancers perform while participating in a cultural parade during a New Year's Eve celebration on a main road in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia.

Sydney — 14 de 14 DAN HIMBRECHTS / EFE

Sydney

Fireworks light up the sky above Sydney Harbour during the Calling Country New Year's Eve celebrations at Mrs Macquaries Point in Sydney, Australia.

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