World begins to bid goodbye to 2025 with fireworks and icy plungesListen to this articleFireworks explode over Sydney Harbour Bridge to mark the New Year in Sydney, Australia, January 1, 2026. REUTERSDec 31 - 10...nine...eight...As Wednesday turned to Thursday, people around the world said goodbye to a sometimes ‌challenging 2025 and expressed hopes for ​the new year to come. In Australia, Sydney began 2026 with a spectacular fireworks display, as per tradition. Some ‌40,000 pyrotechnic effects stretched 7 km (over 4 miles) across buildings and barges along its harbour and featured a waterfall effect from the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Since 2000, the town of Fuzine has held its countdown at noon, a tradition that has since spread across the ‌country.

Source: Bangkok Post December 31, 2025 15:49 UTC