Fireworks explode over the ancient Parthenon temple atop the Acropolis hill during New Year's Day celebrations, in Athens, Greece on January 1, 2023. (Photo by Stelios Misinas/Reuters)





Hundreds turned out in fancy dress for the traditional New Year day “Lyme Lunge” race into the sea in United Kingdom on January 1, 2023. The annual event, described locally as "a fancy dress dip in the balmy waters of “Lyme Bay” took place at Lyme Regis on Dorset's Jurassic Coast and was watched by over a thousand spectators who gathered on Lyme Regis Cobb Beach to support the event. (Photo by Tom Corban/Rex Features/Shutterstock)





Fireworks illuminate the sky over the Arc de Triomphe during the New Year's celebrations on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, France on January 1, 2023. (Photo by Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters)





People celebrate as fireworks explode during New Year celebrations, at the Copacabana beach, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on January 1, 2023. (Photo by Aline Massuca/Reuters)





Fireworks explode over the Sydney Harbour Bridge as New Year celebrations begin in Sydney, Australia, Sunday, January 1, 2023. (Photo by Bianca De Marchi/AAP Image via AP Photo)





A woman in a Santa Claus costume celebrates New Year's Day taking the traditional first dip of the year in the frigid waters of the Atlantic ocean, at Carcavelos beach in Oeiras, Lisbon district, on January 1, 2023. (Photo by Patricia de Melo/AFP Photo)





Fireworks explode over the London Eye ferris wheel as Britons across the country welcome the New Year, in London, Britain on January 1, 2023. (Photo by Maja Smiejkowska/Reuters)





Members of the Sopelek Swimming Club, dressed up in colorful costumes, warm up before the New Year's Day swim at Lake Zwirownia, in Rzeszow, Poland, on January 1, 2023. (Photo by Artur Widak/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





People bring in the New Year as they watch fireworks explode over Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early Sunday, January 1, 2023. (Photo by Bruna Prado/AP Photo)





Fireworks explode over the Chao Phraya River during the New Year celebrations, in Bangkok, Thailand on January 1, 2023. (Photo by Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters)





Revellers play with a ball, as they participate in a New Year's Day swim, locally often referred to as a “loony dook”, at South Queensferry, Scotland, Britain on January 1, 2023. (Photo by Russell Cheyne/Reuters)





Fireworks light up the sky during the new year celebrations in Astana, Kazakhstan on January 01, 2022. (Photo by Meiramgul Kussainova/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)





People bring in the New Year as they watch fireworks explode over Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early Sunday, January 1, 2023. (Photo by Bruna Prado/AP Photo)





Fireworks and light effects illuminate the night sky during a downpour of rain from the Taipei 101 skyscraper at the New Year's celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, 01 January 2023. (Photo by Ritchie B. Tongo/EPA/EFE)





People enter the water during new year celebrations at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on January 1, 2023. (Photo by Reuters/Stringer)





Confetti flies around the countdown clock during the first public New Year's event since the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, at Times Square, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., January 1, 2023. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Reuters)





Fireworks explode over Sydney Harbour during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia on January 1, 2023. (Photo by Jaimi Joy/Reuters)





Revellers participate in a New Year's Day swim, locally often referred to as a 'loony dook', at South Queensferry, Scotland, Britain on January 1, 2023. (Photo by Russell Cheyne/Reuters)





New Year's Eve fireworks light the landmark Burj Khalifa tower at midnight in the Gulf emirate of Dubai on December 31, 2022. (Photo by Ryan Lim/AFP Photo)





People run into the sea at the beach of Scheveningen on New Year's Day, Scheveningen, Netherlands, 01 January 2023. The traditional New Year's dive was resumed after the two previous editions were canceled due to the corona crisis. (Photo by Remko de Waal/EPA/EFE/Rex Features/Shutterstock)