Give us the fireworks because in some parts of the world it is already 2025.

According to Reuters, Australia welcomed the New Year with a 12-minute fireworks display featuring a golden waterfall effect that cascaded from the famous Sydney Harbor Bridge. The show featured 23,000 individual pyrotechnic shots and more than 13,000 air grenades. In New Zealand, fireworks exploded from the Sky Tower in the capital Auckland.

The celebrations also lit up East Asian countries such as Japan, China and the Philippines, where people flocked to the streets in the capital Manila to sing karaoke, blow horns and feast on whole roasted pigs, Reuters reported.

Meanwhile, New Year celebrations in South Korea have been canceled as a mark of respect for those who lost their lives in Sunday’s deadly plane crash. Public parties and fireworks celebrations were canceled and buildings were lit white as people gathered to lay white chrysanthemums – a symbol of mourning in Korean culture – to honor the 179 victims.

Here’s a look at how countries have rung in 2025 so far.

Japan

Australia

South Korea