In Auckland, New Zealand, fireworks erupt from the top of the Sky Tower to welcome the New Year on January 1, 2015. #

A woman wears 2015 glasses while covering up from the cold weather during New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square, New York, on December 31, 2014. #

Fireworks explode over the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge during New Years Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, on December 31, 2014. #

Novice Buddhist monks smile as they pose with Happy New Year placards during 'kagyu monalm' prayers at Bodhgaya on January 1, 2015. #

A tourist wearing a New Year's headpiece walks on Sydney's Bondi beach before the first sunrise of the new year, January 1, 2015. #

Women take a selfie as they celebrate the New Year in the Lebanese capital of Beirut on January 1, 2015. #

Fireworks explode around the Houses of Parliament and the London Eye during the New Year celebrations in central London just after midnight on January 1, 2015. #

Fireworks explode behind the Quadriga statue on top of the Brandenburg Gate shortly after midnight on January 1, 2015 in Berlin, Germany. #

Fireworks illuminate the night sky over the Ebrie Lagoon in Abidjan during New Year celebrations January 1, 2015 in Ivory Coast. #

A couple embrace each other as they celebrate the New Year in a main party zone in the city of Cape Town, South Africa, on January 1, 2015. #

Revellers photograph fireworks over the Arc de Triomphe as they celebrate the New Year on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, France, on January 1, 2015. #

In Chongqing, China, people prepare to release balloons during the New Year's Eve countdown event at Jiefangbei Pedestrian Street on December 31, 2014. #

People prepare to release balloons during the New Year's Eve countdown event at Jiefangbei Pedestrian Street on December 31, 2014 in Chongqing, China. #

Swimmers in fancy dress splash as they participate in the New Year's Day Loony Dook swim at South Queensferry, Scotland, on January 1, 2015. #

An man paints "2015" with the light of a sparkler as he celebrates the New Year in Rome on January 1, 2015. #

People photograph fireworks as they celebrate the New Year in Red Square in Moscow, Russia, on January 1, 2015. #

A couple embraces during New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square, New York, on December 31, 2014. #

Confetti flies around the ball and countdown clock in Times Square on New Year's Eve in New York on January 1, 2015. #

An Indian man performs 'Surya Namaskar' - Salute to the Sun - during the first sunrise of the year 2015 in the northern hill town of Shimla on January 1, 2015. #