New Year's celebrations take place in Funchal on Madeira, a Portuguese island in the Atlantic

A woman holds a champagne bottle during New Year's celebrations in Bucharest, Romania

Fireworks light the sky over Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro just after midnight on Wednesday, January 1.

Fireworks explode during Year's Eve celebrations in Toronto, Canada

Fireworks explode above the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, skyline as part of New Year's celebrations on January 1

New Year's Eve:

Isabel Lord wears a pair of 2014 glasses during First Night in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 31.

Bringing in 2014

Revelers cheer under falling confetti at the stroke of midnight during New Year's Eve celebrations in Times Square, New York City, just after midnight on January 1.