TALK OF THE WEEK: Happy New Year From Around The World! (PHOTOS)

Goodbye 2011, hello 2012! Billions around the globe get ready for the new year a head...

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND YOURS FROM US AT TALKOFTHETOWN411.COM AND ALL AROUND THE WORLD!




Fireworks from the Hong Kong skyline!

Thousands of residents view fireworks at Red Square in Moscow, Russia.

A man in Mumbai, India lights an Old Man effigy, which symbolizes burning the past and getting ready to start a happy New Year without bad memories.

In Beijing, China visitors are showered by confetti as they celebrate a light show at the Temple of Heaven during the New Year Countdown Ceremony.

Bangladeshis celebrate the new year in Old Dhaka by sending a sky lantern aloft at the turn of the new year.

People release balloons as the Tokyo Tower is illuminated
to celebrate the New Year in Tokyo, Japan.

Fireworks explode near Malaysia's landmark Petronas Twin Towers.

Pakistani Christians hold crosses ahead of the new year
as they light candles to pray for peace in 2012

Shinto priests leave the holy worship area following the year-end purification ceremony at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, on Dec. 31. About three million people visit the shrine during the New Year's holidays every year to pray for their health and wealth.

Some of the thousands of performers gather at the start of the Johannesburg Carnival in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Dec. 31. Troops of dancers and performers from various areas of the city parade through downtown Johannesburg on the last day of each year.

And of course thousands and thousands of people
gather in NYC's Time Square to bring in 2012!




So what's your new year resolution for 2012?...

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