Happy New Year !

January 1, 2014

(PHOTO NEWS)  New Year’s Celebrations from around the world

The year of the Blue Horse has dawned. (AP)

The year of the Blue Horse has dawned. (AP)

 

South Korea

Koreans gathered at Gangwon-do, Gangneung-shi, Gangdong-myeon, Jeongdongjin beach are witnessing the first sunrise of 2014. (Yonhap)

Koreans gathered at Gangwon-do, Gangneung-shi, Gangdong-myeon, Jeongdongjin beach are witnessing the first sunrise of 2014. (Yonhap)

 

 

North Korea

North Koreans gather along the banks of the Taedong River in Pyongyang, North Korea to watch a fireworks display to celebrate the New Year on Wednesday, Jan 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)

North Koreans gather along the banks of the Taedong River in Pyongyang, North Korea to watch a fireworks display to celebrate the New Year on Wednesday, Jan 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Kim Kwang Hyon)

 

China 

Laser lights shoot from towers during a New Year's Eve count down to 2014 held at the Great Wall of China in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Laser lights shoot from towers during a New Year’s Eve count down to 2014 held at the Great Wall of China in Beijing, China, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

 

 New York

Reevelers cheers under falling confetti at the stroke of midnight during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Reevelers cheers under falling confetti at the stroke of midnight during the New Year’s Eve celebrations in Times Square, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

 

 Britain

Fireworks explode over the Houses of Parliament, including Queen Elizabeth II tower which holds the bell known as Big Ben as London celebrates the arrival of New Years Day Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. The annual firework display is the culmination of the New Year's Eve celebrations.(AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Fireworks explode over the Houses of Parliament, including Queen Elizabeth II tower which holds the bell known as Big Ben as London celebrates the arrival of New Years Day Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014. The annual firework display is the culmination of the New Year’s Eve celebrations. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

 

Brazil at the end of the rainbow?

A rainbow arches across the horizon during New Year's Eve festivities on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. Sugar Loaf is pictured on left. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)

A rainbow arches across the horizon during New Year’s Eve festivities on Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. Sugar Loaf is pictured on left. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)