This New Year's Eve is being celebrated like no other, with pandemic restrictions limiting crowds and many people bidding farewell to a year they'd prefer to forget.
World Bids Farewell to Year 2020
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People watch New Zealand band The Black Seeds perform during New Year's Eve celebrations at Hagley Park in Christchurch, Jan. 1, 2021.
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Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as New Year celebrations begin in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 31, 2020.
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A combination photo shows people celebrating the New Year, Dec. 31, 2019 (R), and a policeman standing on a zebra crossing on New Year's Eve amid the COVID-19 pandemic, in Seoul, South Korea, Dec.31, 2020 (L).
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Dancers perform during celebrations to mark the New Year, at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Jan. 1, 2021.