In Scotland, girls with the Scots flag stand in the River Forth during the annual Loony Dook Swim in South Queensferry. People celebrated Hogmanay all over Scotland. For many years, the Calvinist clergy discouraged the celebration of Christmas, deeming it popish frippery. Ergo, after a joyless interregnum that ended in the late 17th century, people celebrated the New Year instead.
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In New York, New Year celebrations in Times Square in Manhattan.
About a million people gathered in Times Square to celebrate the New Year.
How much ya wanna bet that the kid in the second image is gonna remember this scene for the rest of her life? Look at her eyes…
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Fireworks at the Convention and Exhibition Centre over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong to celebrate the New Year.
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In France, celebrating the New Year near the Arc de Triomphe on the Champs-Élysées in Paris.
Having a champagne toast at the Jardins du Trocadéro near the Eiffel Tower.
This goes to show ya that the City of Lights is still the City of Love… vive l’amour!
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