Farewell 2022: World ushers in New Year with fireworks, light displays

The Times Square ball is tested out for the media ahead of the New Year's Eve celebration in New York City, U.S., December 30, 2022. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)

Early fireworks explode over Sydney Opera House during the New Year's Eve celebrations, in Sydney, Australia, December 31, 2022. (REUTERS/Jaimi Joy)

People celebrate New Year's eve in Seoul, South Korea, December 31, 2022. (REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji)

Fireworks explode over Sydney Harbour during the New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia. (REUTERS/Jaimi Joy)

An entertainer performs during a countdown event for the 2023 New Year celebrations in Tokyo, Japan, December 31, 2022. (REUTERS/Issei Kato)

Women dancers prepare before their perform during culture parade to bid farewell to 2022 and welcoming 2023 in Bali, Indonesia on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)

Teachers celebrate New Year 2023 on its eve, in Patiala, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. (PTI Photo)

People pose for pictures with a 2023 installation at a shopping complex on New Year's Eve, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Beijing, China on December 31, 2022. (REUTERS/Florence Lo)

A person walks in a Buddhist temple during New Year's eve celebrations in Seoul, South Korea, January 1, 2023. (REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji)

Fireworks explode over Sky Tower in central Auckland as New Year celebrations begin in New Zealand, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023. (AP Photo)

Members of a Turkish dance club perform during New Year's Eve celebrations in a public garden in Turkish capital Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Dec. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

A road is illuminated welcoming 2023 on the eve of New Year, in Kolkata, Saturday, Dec.31, 2022. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra)