By AFP, Reuters   December 31, 2022 | 11:02 pm GMT+7

People from all around the globe launched fireworks and other events to celebrate the end of 2022 and the herald of 2023.

The ‘family fireworks’, which take place three hours before midnight every year ahead of the main show at midnight, fill the sky over the Opera House in Sydney, Australia on New Year’s Eve. Photo by AFP/David Gray

People gather at the sea promenade, lit up during sunset on New Year’s Eve in Mumbai, India. Photo by AFP/Punit Paranjpe

People release balloons as they take part in new year celebrations in Tokyo, Japan. Photo by Reuters/Issei Kato

People gather to take part in New Year celebrations at a public park in Yangon, Myanmar. Photo by AFP/Sai Aung Main

New Year’s eve celebrations in central Seoul, South Korea. Photo by Reuters/Kim Hong-Ji

The sun sets behind Wat Arun or the temple of dawn on New Year’s Eve in Bangkok, Thailand. Photo by Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha

People hold balloons as they gather to celebrate NewYear’s Eve, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, in Wuhan, Hubei province, China. Photo by Reuters/Tingshu Wang