How the world welcomed 2013

How did the world celebrate New Year's Day? From setting off spectacular displays of fireworks to taking freezing dips on beaches and lake-shores, from leaping off bridges to celebrating with music, here's a look at the world ringing in 2013 from New York City to Kochi!

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Yahoo Lifestyle Entertainment Photo By Stringer/Reuters Mon, Jan 7, 2013 12:00 AM EST

A worker walks past a dragon-shaped lantern for a lantern festival to celebrate the New Year in Happy Island Park, in Hefei, Anhui province January 1, 2013. The lantern festival will be held from January 1 to February 25, local media said. The Chinese characters on the board in front of the lantern read, "Diaoyu Islands", referring to the disputed islands called the Diaoyu in Chinese and the Senkaku by Japan.
A worker walks past a dragon-shaped lantern for a lantern festival to celebrate the New Year in Happy Island Park, in Hefei, Anhui province January 1, 2013. The lantern festival will be held from January 1 to February 25, local media said. The Chinese characters on the board in front of the lantern read, "Diaoyu Islands", referring to the disputed islands called the Diaoyu in Chinese and the Senkaku by Japan.