People celebrate New Year across world

People celebrate the New Year at a restaurant in Gaza City, on Dec. 31, 2021. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

Fireworks explode during the celebration of the New Year in Baghdad, Iraq, on Dec. 31, 2021. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)

Fireworks are seen above Harbor bridge to celebrate the New Year in Sydney, Australia, Jan. 1, 2022. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)

Fireworks are seen above Sydney Opera House to celebrate the New Year in Sydney, Australia, Jan. 1, 2022. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)

Fireworks explode by the Acropolis during the New Year celebrations in Athens, Greece, Jan. 1, 2022. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)

People watch fireworks celebrating the New Year in Windhoek, Namibia, Jan. 1, 2022. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)

People wait to celebrate the New Year at Sol Plaza in Madrid, Spain, Dec. 31, 2021. (Photo by Juan Carlos Rojas/Xinhua)

Fireworks explode during New Year celebrations at Sol Plaza in Madrid, Spain, Jan. 1, 2022. (Photo by Juan Carlos Rojas/Xinhua)

A performance is staged during New Year celebrations in Minsk, Belarus, Jan. 1, 2022. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)

People celebrate the New Year in Minsk, Belarus, Jan. 1, 2022. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)

Fireworks explode in Medan, Indonesia, Jan. 1, 2022. (Photo by Sutanta Aditya/Xinhua)

Women wearing face masks and head accessories celebrate the New Year in Bali, Indonesia, Dec. 31, 2021. (Photo by Bisinglasi/Xinhua)

A vendor sells balloons for the New Year celebrations in Gaza City, on Dec. 31, 2021. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)