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Revelers around the planet bid good bye to 2018 on Monday, with fireworks, spiritual services, and even political addresses. While New Zealand and Australia were among the first countries to welcome the new year, here are glimpses from how some of the iconic places around the world celebrated and welcomed 2019 last night!
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Buddhists light up candles during New Year celebrations at Jogyesa Buddhist temple in Seoul, South Korea. (AP Photo)
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A boy throws a coin as he offers prayers on on January 1, 2019 at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan (Reuters)
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People celebrate New Year's Eve in Times Square of New York (Reuters)
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Bandra Reclamation lit up to welcome New Year 2019 (Express Photo)
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Fireworks during a pyrotechnic show to ring in 2019 in the coastal city of Vina del Mar, Chile. (Reuters)
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Fireworks in front of the iconic Petronas Twin Towers of Malaysia, during the New Year's celebration in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (AP Photo)
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Fireworks over Rome's iconic Colosseum during New Year's celebrations, in Rome (AP Photo)
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Fireworks over Copacabana Beach during the New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (AP Photo)
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Paris's iconic Arc de Triomphe during the New Year's Day celebrations on the Champs Elysees (AP Photo)
The London Eye during the New Year's eve celebrations after midnight in London. (AP Photo) -
Fireworks explodes over the sky over the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs Elysees, in Paris. (AP Photo)
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Fireworks light the sky behind Lisbon's Saint George castle. (AP Photo)
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The India Gate on the New Year's eve, New Delhi. (PTI Photo)
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People watching fireworks at Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Reuters)
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Pope Francis during a new year's eve vespers Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. (AP Photo)
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People celebrating New Year's Eve in Times Square in New York. (Reuters)
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Revelers gather to attend the New Year's Day celebrations on the Champs Elysees, Paris. (AP Photo)
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New Year's eve celebration at the Sydney Harbour, Australia, (AP)
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