Cheers, tears, prayers for 2020: How New Year is being celebrated across the world

On the eve of New Year 2020, revellers around the globe are bidding farewell to a decade that will be remembered for the rise of social media, the Arab Spring, the #MeToo movement and, of course, President Donald Trump.

Updated: January 1, 2020 13:28 IST

Updated : January 1, 2020 13:28 IST

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The 9pm family fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge on Sydney Harbour during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Tuesday. (AP Photo)

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The protest by the residents of Shaheen Bagh began on December 15 when residents came out to protest the Delhi Police action on Jamia campus. The sit-in has continued since. Stepping into 2020, Shaheen Bagh sounds more determined than ever. (Express photo: Naman Shah)

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New Year’s Day, which according to the Gregorian calendar falls on January 1, is one of the most popular occasions across the globe and people irrespective of religion, caste and creed celebrate it in their own ways. In pic: People gathered on MG road to welcome the new year 2020 on Tuesday. (Express photo: Arul Horizon)

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Street vendor Kalidou Ba, left, unpacks New Year's party hats while customer Kevyn States looks them over, Tuesday, in New York. (AP Photo)

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A man pushes a small boat carrying flowers and a statue of Yemanja, a deity from the African Yoruba religion, during a ceremony in honor of the goddess of the sea, which is part of New Year celebrations off Praia Vermelha beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday. (AP Photo)

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A woman holds a bottle of sparkling cider as an offering to Yemanja, a deity from the African Yoruba religion, during a ceremony in honor of the goddess of the sea, which is part of New Year celebrations on Praia Vermelha beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday . As the year winds down, Brazilian worshippers of Yemanja celebrate the deity and ask for blessings for the coming year. (AP Photo)

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Performers rehearse before a New Year's Eve countdown event at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic headquarters in Bejiing, Tuesday. (AP Photo)

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Fireworks explode over Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House, as seen from Cahill Expressway during New Year celebrations in Sydney. (AP)

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People carry large fox masks during a parade held to celebrate the New year in Tokyo. (AP Photo)

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A man wearing a fox mask participates in a parade held to celebrate the New Year in Tokyo. (AP Photo)

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People attend New Year celebrations in Seoul, South Korea. Revelers around the globe are bidding farewell to a decade that will be remembered for the rise of social media, the Arab Spring, the #MeToo movement and, of course, President Donald Trump. (AP Photo)

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New Year's fireworks light up the sky as protesters gather during a demonstration in Hong Kong, Tuesday. Chinese President Xi Jinping in a New Year's address Tuesday has called for Hong Kong to return to stability following months of pro-democracy protests that began in June over a proposed extradition law, and have spread to include other grievances and demands for more democracy. (AP Photo)

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Midnight fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge during New Year's eve celebrations in Sydney, Tuesday. (AP Photo)