Happy New Year! The world celebrates the beginning of 2023 in colorful fashion

Billions of people around the world welcomed 2023 by watching lavish firework shows. TAG24 rounded up an overview of the celebrations in a photo gallery.

Happy New Year! Check out how billions of people around the world bid adieu to 2022 and welcomed 2023 in this photographic overview.

Confetti falls at a New Year's celebration in New York City's Times Square as hundreds of thousands of people welcome 2023.
Confetti falls at a New Year's celebration in New York City's Times Square as hundreds of thousands of people welcome 2023.  © Yuki IWAMURA / AFP
Around one million people celebrated the turn of the year with a huge fireworks display on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.
Around one million people celebrated the turn of the year with a huge fireworks display on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.  © JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP
Fireworks are seen exploding around the London Eye during New Year's celebrations in London.
Fireworks are seen exploding around the London Eye during New Year's celebrations in London.  © ISABEL INFANTES / AFP
A 12-minute firework show took place off the shores of Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
A 12-minute firework show took place off the shores of Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  © PEDRO PRADO / AFP
A beautiful New Year's Eve firework show took place at the Place des Palais in Brussels.
A beautiful New Year's Eve firework show took place at the Place des Palais in Brussels.  © LUCIEN LAMBOTTE / Belga / AFP
The Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the world's tallest building, was also a colorful sight.
The Burj Khalifa in Dubai, the world's tallest building, was also a colorful sight.  © STRINGER / AFP
A fireworks show is seen over Wat Arun Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok.
A fireworks show is seen over Wat Arun Buddhist temple on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok.  © JACK TAYLOR / AFP

TAG24 wishes you a happy new year!

Cover photo: Collage: Yuki IWAMURA & JULIEN DE ROSA / AFP

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