People write “2013” with sparklers as they celebrate the New Year on the shores of the Gulf of Finland in the city of Zelenogorsk, about 55 km from Saint-Petersburg early on 1 January, 2013. AFP

Fireworks light up the Big Ben and the London Eye in central London. AFP

Revellers wear 2013-style glasses as they celebrate the new year in Beijing. AFP

Fireworks explode over the TV Tower in Berlin. AFP

A man bursts fire-crackers at the ski resort of Gulmarg in North Kashmir in India. PTI

People bearing colors of the Dutch national flag take a dip in the North Sea during the Nieuwjaarsduik (New Year’s dive) on New Year’s Day in Scheveningen, Netherlands. AFP

Fireworks explode over Victoria harbour duringcelebrations to mark the new year in Hong Kong. AFP