2008年12月31日：世界各地庆祝08年的渐进结束和09年的缓缓来临。
31 December 2008: Celebrations around the world as 2008 draws to a close
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澳大利亚，悉尼：烟花照亮了悉尼港上空
Sydney, Australia: Fireworks light up the sky above Sydney harbour
Photograph: Paul Miller/EPA
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澳大利亚，悉尼：壮观的新年前夕午夜焰火
Sydney, Australia: The spectacular New Year's Eve midnight fireworks display
Photograph: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images 
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新西兰，奥克兰：午夜的烟花汇演
Auckland, New Zealand: The midnight fireworks display
Photograph: Phil Walter/Getty Images 
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新西兰，吉斯伯恩：在Waiohika estate庄园的节奏和葡萄藤节上，迎接新年的烟花点燃了。
Gisborne, New Zealand: Fireworks bring in the new year during the Rhythm & Vines festival at the Waiohika estate
Photograph: Rhythm & Vines/PA 
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印度，艾迈达巴德：学生们在在学校的新年庆典上摆Pose。
Ahmedabad, India: Students pose during New Year celebrations at a school
Photograph: Amit Dave/Reuters 
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印度，Joypur：在08年最后一个日落时分，男孩们在打板球。
Joypur, India: Boys play cricket during the last sunset of 2008
Photograph: /AFP/Getty Images 
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巴厘岛，登巴沙：在新年前夕的欢庆游行中，一个带面具的舞者正在表演。
Denpasar, Bali: A masked dancer performs during a New year's Eve celebration parade
Photograph: Made Nagi/EPA
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日本，东京：在为零时工搭建的新年村中，自愿者们正在烹饪食物。
Tokyo, Japan: Volunteers cook food at the New Year's village for temporary workers
Photograph: Katsumi Kasahara/AP 
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中国，香港：在尖沙咀，灯饰照亮了树木。
Hong Kong, China: Decorations illuminate trees in Tsim Sha Tsui
Photograph: China Photos/Getty Images
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南非，约翰内斯堡：在新年前夕的游行上，一个跳舞派对正在炎热的太阳下进行。
Johannesburg, South Africa: Partygoers dance in the hot summer sun during a New Year's Eve street parade
Photograph: Kim Ludbrook/EPA
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澳大利亚，罗恩：在第三届瀑布音乐和艺术节上，出席者正在庆祝新年的到来。
Lorne, Australia: Festival attendees celebrate the new year during day three of the Falls Music and Arts festival
Photograph: Kristian Dowling/Getty Images
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阿拉伯酋长国，迪拜：汽车经过Jumairah棕榈岛上的一个标志牌。迪拜的酒店忙乱的改变他们的计划，因为在最后时刻发布的一个由于以色列空袭加沙地带而取消欢庆的命令。
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Cars pass a sign at Jumairah Palm Island. Hotels in Dubai scrambled to rework their plans after a last-minute order cancelled celebrations due to the Israeli bombing of Gaza
Photograph: Kamran Jebreili/AP
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日本，东京：在Zojo-ji佛教寺庙，人们放飞气球庆祝新年。
Tokyo, Japan: People fly balloons to celebrate New Year at the Zojo-ji Buddhist temple
Photograph: Kim Kyung-hoon/Reuters
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中国，香港：在2009年新年倒计时活动中，两个狂欢者拿着气球在那儿庆祝。
Hong Kong, China: Revellers hold balloons as they celebrate during the 2009 New Year countdown event
Photograph: Kin Cheung/AP 
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中国，香港：狂欢者在铜锣湾的群众派对上
Hong Kong, China: Revellers enjoy a mass party at Causeway Bay
Photograph: Mike Clarke/AFP/Getty Images
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西班牙，加的斯：在维多利亚海湾的新年前夕游泳活动上，一群男人正进入水中。
Cadiz , Spain: A group of men enter into the water for a New Year's Eve swim at La Victoria beach
Photograph: Jorge Zapata/EPA
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澳大利亚，罗恩：节日活动者正拿着焰火庆祝新年。
Lorne, Australia: Festivalgoers hold up sparklers to celebrate the new year
Photograph: Kristian Dowling/Getty Images
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吉隆坡：烟花盛开在双子塔旁。
Kuala Lumpur: Fireworks explode near the Petronas towers
Photograph: Zainal Abd Halim/Reuters 
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菲律宾，马尼拉：观众兴致勃勃的观看烟火汇演。
Manila, Philippines: Spectators enjoy a fireworks display
Photograph: John Javellana/Reuters
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韩国，首尔：人们正在看引人入胜的烟花。
Seoul, South Korean: People watch a fireworks spectacular
Photograph: Kim Jae-hwan/AFP/Getty Images
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中国台湾省，台北：烟花从世界上已完工的最高摩天大楼台北101上爆发开来。
Taipei, Taiwan: Fireworks explode from Taipei 101, the world's tallest completed skyscraper
Photograph: Pichi Chuang/Reuters
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希腊，雅典：在雅典的卫城山的帕台农神庙上，烟火正在爆发。
Fireworks burst over the ancient temple of Parthenon at the Acropolis hill in Athens. Photograph: Aris Messinis/AFP/Getty Images
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莫斯科红场上的烟火。
Fireworks are seen over the Red Square in Moscow, Russia. Photograph: Ivan Sekretarev/AP
Photograph: Ivan Sekretarev/AP
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烟火照亮了立陶宛首都维尔纽斯大教堂广场上空。
Fireworks light the sky above the Cathedral Square in Vilnius, the Lithuanian capital. Photograph: Mindaugas Kulbis/AP
Photograph: Mindaugas Kulbis/AP
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烟花盛开在柏林标志性建筑勃兰登堡门的四马二轮战车后面。
Fireworks explode behind the quadriga of Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate. Photograph: Clemens Bilan/AFP/Getty Images
Photograph: Clemens Bilan/AFP/Getty Images 
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在苏格兰首都爱丁堡，烟花标志着新年的来临。
Fireworks mark the new year in Scotland's capital city Edinburgh. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA
Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA 
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在英格兰09年1月1日午夜刚来临，烟花就点亮了伦敦的上空。
Fireworks light up the London skyline seconds after midnight on 1 January 2009 in England. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images
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在英格兰09年1月1日午夜刚来临，烟花就点亮了伦敦的上空。
Fireworks light up the London skyline just after midnight on 1 January 2009 in England. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images
Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images
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伦敦泰晤士河上的烟花正在庆祝新年的到来。
Fireworks over the River Thames in London to celebrate the New Year. Photograph: Johnny Green/PA
Photograph: Johnny Green/PA
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日本，千叶省的Misaki海滩上，年轻的日本人正举起他们的双手庆祝新年的第一个日出。
Young Japanese people raise their arms in celebration of the first sunrise of the year at Misaki beach, Chiba province, Japan. Photograph: Everett Kennedy Brown/EPA
Photograph: Everett Kennedy Brown/EPA
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