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December 31, 2014

Gallery: New Year’s 2015 celebrations from around the world

As Canadians were buying champagne and locating thematic hats, millions were already ringing in 2015 with fireworks and festivities.

Check out these photos of New Year’s Eve celebrations across the world, starting with the colourful display above Sydney, Australia’s iconic harbour.

Fireworks explode off the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the midnight fireworks display on New Year's Eve on Sydney Harbour. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Fireworks explode off the Sydney Harbour Bridge during the midnight fireworks display on New Year’s Eve on Sydney Harbour. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Australia is among the first countries to ring in the new year on Jan 1. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Australia is among the first countries to ring in the new year on Jan 1. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Fireworks explode over the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)

Fireworks explode over the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith)

It's currently summer in Australia, meaning watching the show from your boat isn't as unpleasant as it sounds. (SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images)

It’s currently summer in Australia, meaning watching the show from your boat isn’t as unpleasant as it sounds. (SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Could you imagine wearing sun dresses on New Year's Eve like these ladies in Sydney, Australia?  (Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

Could you imagine wearing sun dresses on New Year’s Eve like these ladies in Sydney, Australia? (Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

Firework display from the top of the Sky Tower to welcome the New Year on January 1, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand.  (Dave Rowland/Getty Images)

Firework display from the top of the Sky Tower to welcome the New Year on January 1, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Dave Rowland/Getty Images)

Wellington, New Zealand is the first capital city in the world to see in the New Year. (Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

Wellington, New Zealand is the first capital city in the world to see in the New Year. (Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

Ooooh, ahhhh, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

Ooooh, ahhhh, in Wellington, New Zealand. (Hagen Hopkins/Getty Images)

People release balloons to celebrate the New Year during an annual countdown ceremony in Tokyo. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)

People release balloons to celebrate the New Year during an annual countdown ceremony in Tokyo. (TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images)

People are gathered as fireworks explode over the Yokohama port during new year celebrations in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

People are gathered as fireworks explode over the Yokohama port during new year celebrations in Yokohama, near Tokyo, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)

People gather to celebrate the New Year at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

People gather to celebrate the New Year at the Imjingak Pavilion near the border village of Panmunjom, which has separated the two Koreas since the Korean War, in Paju, north of Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

Buddhists light candles during New Year celebrations at Jogye Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo / Ahn Young-joon)

Buddhists light candles during New Year celebrations at Jogye Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo / Ahn Young-joon)

Fireworks explode over the Victoria Harbor as celebrating the 2015 new year in Hong Kong, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015.  (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Fireworks explode over the Victoria Harbor as celebrating the 2015 new year in Hong Kong, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour for New Year in Hong Kong. (Isaac Lawrence/AFP/Getty Images)

Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour for New Year in Hong Kong. (Isaac Lawrence/AFP/Getty Images)

A man wears an illuminated glasses celebrates the New Year during a count-down event in front of the National Stadium in Beijing.. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

A man wears an illuminated glasses celebrates the New Year during a count-down event in front of the National Stadium in Beijing.. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

People watch fireworks explode over Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers during New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)

People watch fireworks explode over Malaysia’s landmark Petronas Twin Towers during New Year celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)

North Koreans watch as fireworks explode over the Tower of the Juche Idea to usher in the new year,  Jan. 1, 2015 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

North Koreans watch as fireworks explode over the Tower of the Juche Idea to usher in the new year, Jan. 1, 2015 in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

Fireworks burst above Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

Fireworks burst above Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea. (AP Photo/Jon Chol Jin)

Fireworks burst over Marina Bay to bring in the New Year in Singapore on January 1, 2015. (MOHD FYROL/AFP/Getty Images)

Fireworks burst over Marina Bay to bring in the New Year in Singapore on January 1, 2015. (MOHD FYROL/AFP/Getty Images)

Fireworks light up the sky as Filipinos welcome the New Year in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Fireworks light up the sky as Filipinos welcome the New Year in Manila, Philippines. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Traditionally Filipinos welcome the New Year with firecrackers, fireworks and almost anything to make the loudest noise possible. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Traditionally Filipinos welcome the New Year with firecrackers, fireworks and almost anything to make the loudest noise possible. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Revelers watch a laser show being projected on buildings as the countdown for the New Year begins in Manila. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Revelers watch a laser show being projected on buildings as the countdown for the New Year begins in Manila. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

A Filipino watches a fireworks display at the Quezon Memorial Circle in suburban Quezon city, north of Manila, Philippines on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A Filipino watches a fireworks display at the Quezon Memorial Circle in suburban Quezon city, north of Manila, Philippines on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

People watch as Dubai celebrates the New Year with a light and sound extravaganza at midnight at the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)

People watch as Dubai celebrates the New Year with a light and sound extravaganza at midnight at the Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest tower. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)

It's was a balmy 22 C in Dubai as 2015 began, in case you were curious. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)

It’s was a balmy 22 C in Dubai as 2015 began, in case you were curious. (KARIM SAHIB/AFP/Getty Images)

A Iraqi Crowds cheer as the countdown and fireworks begin during a New Year's Day celebration at Firdous Square in Baghdad. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

A Iraqi Crowds cheer as the countdown and fireworks begin during a New Year’s Day celebration at Firdous Square in Baghdad. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

People light sparklers in Moscow's Red Square. (AP Photo/Denis Tyrin)

People light sparklers in Moscow’s Red Square. (AP Photo/Denis Tyrin)

People photograph fireworks as they celebrate the New Year in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Denis Tyrin)

People photograph fireworks as they celebrate the New Year in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Denis Tyrin)

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