New year 2023: People celebrate around the world – BBC News
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- 2022 has been quite a year, and now it’s time to welcome a brand new one; we’ll guide you through the day as 2023 is marked around the globe
- Among the first places to see in the new year was Kiritimati Island in the central Pacific Ocean
- Auckland in New Zealand became the first major city to start celebrations welcoming in 2023, with fireworks launched from the city’s Sky Tower
- Sydney has also entered the new year, the city’s fireworks launched from its Harbour Bridge, Opera House and barges in its famous harbour
- In London, 100,000 ticketholders will stand on the banks of River Thames to welcome in the new year, accompanied by the traditional sounds of Big Ben’s chimes at the stroke of midnight
- Meanwhile, the traditional Times Square event in New York will return to full capacity after two years of reduced festivities due to the Covid pandemic
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