Mom's Pissed
My name is Mandy and I live in Washington DC. I like cereal, fountain pop, Jason Bateman and dogs. People keep telling me I should start a blog, and I'm finally bored enough to do it.New Year's Eve 2012: Celebrations start. ›
Revellers around the world are celebrating the end of 2011 and starting to see in 2012.
Sydney heralded the new year with a 15-minute multi-million dollar firework display at midnight (13:00 GMT).
Thousands of people in Tokyo released balloons carrying hand-written wishes for the New Year.
In Hong Kong huge crowds turned out to witness the countdown to 2012, which was made in giant illuminated numbers on the side of a skyscraper.
Taiwan celebrated with a jaw-dropping firework spectacle that obscured the world’s second-tallest building, Taipei 101, in a blaze of light and smoke.
The first places to celebrate were Samoa and Tokelau after they jumped across the international dateline.
As the clock struck midnight at the end of 29 December, the two South Pacific island nations fast-forwarded to 31 December, missing out on 30 December entirely.
Tourists and locals partied throughout Saturday as Samoa revelled in being the first country to ring in the new year, rather than the last.
