Bye Bye 2016, welcome 2017 with brilliant celebrations across world | Pics, Videos

Los Angeles : 2016 has dawned and 2017 has received a beautiful welcome. While In Los Angeles, we patiently wait for the clock to strike midnight, several countries like India, Australia, Japan and China have already ring in the new year.
New Zealand and Fiji were among the first to celebrate, followed by the likes of Australia, Japan, China, parts of Russia and India.
Let us take a look at some of the pictures that celebrate and shows how people have started 2017 in style.
Here are some of the best pictures taken around the world in 2017.
2017 goes off with a bang in Sydney. Happy new year, Australia! 🎆 pic.twitter.com/2Hx3yzfVdW
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 31, 2016
✨❤️✨🌟💖✨❤️✨🌟💖 H-A-P-P-Y ✨❤️✨🌟💖New Year✨❤️2017❤️✨✨❤️✨🌟💖Mumbai, India ✨❤️✨🌟💖 pic.twitter.com/V5YNf8Uah2
— The Cult Cat (@Elverojaguar) December 31, 2016
✨❤️✨🌟💖✨❤️✨🌟💖 H-A-P-P-Y ✨❤️✨🌟💖New Year✨❤️2017❤️✨✨❤️✨🌟💖London, U.K. & Marie @pintsize73 ✨❤️✨🌟💖 pic.twitter.com/WfdhGa4VhQ
— The Cult Cat (@Elverojaguar) January 1, 2017
Most impressive welcome for 2017 yet? Happy new year, Dubai! 🎆https://t.co/IK9oIAdKqj pic.twitter.com/AQgMqkpsgB
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) December 31, 2016
Hong Kong welcomes in 2017 with dramatic New Year fireworks display #NewYearsEve pic.twitter.com/IoQFEHqHiP
— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) January 1, 2017