Children celebrating the New Year 2018 in Amritsar, India pose for a photo on December 31, 2017. /VCG Photo

In Bali, a cultural parade is kicking off to celebrate the New Year 2018 on December 31, 2017. A Balinese dancer in local costumes is checking her makeup before the traditional dance at the parade begins. /VCG Photo

In Vienna, people are “running across” the New Year 2018 on the Ringstrasse in front of the State Opera. Opened on December 31, the 41st Vienna New Year’s Eve run attracted over 4,500 attendees with a circular course of 5,350 meters by the center of Vienna. /VCG Photo

In France, people are taking a traditional sea bathing on a nude beach to welcome the New Year on December 31, 2017. Some of them are dressed in Santa’s bathrobe. /VCG Photo

In Tokyo, Japan, several balloons are released by the crowd and swirling into the sky during a countdown event to usher in the New Year on January 1, 2018. /VCG Photo

In Kenya, people immersed in music during a special New Year’s countdown event at Kenyatta International Convention Center (KICC). /VCG Photo

In Scotland, the UK, residents are swinging fireballs above their heads as they walk through the town, lighting up the New Year’s Eve on January 1, 2018. The traditional Fireball Ceremony usually begins by the midnight and can trace back to over 100 years ago. /VCG Photo