Goodbye 2023, Hello 2024: India, US, France, Brazil among countries gearing up for the New Year

People enjoy New Year and season decorations in Athens

New York: 2024 numerals displayed at Times Square, on New Year's Eve (December 31) as citizens gear up to welcome 2024 in a grand way. (Image: AP)

Ahmedabad: People hold the figure 2024 and cheer during an event to bid goodbye to 2023 and welcome the New Year with happiness and excitement. (Image: PTI)

New York: New Years costumes are displayed at Times Square as people gear up to bid adieu to 2023 and welcome 2024. (Image: AP)

Paris: Security is tightened in France on New Year's Eve with 90,000 law enforcement officers set to be deployed throughout the country. (Image: AP)

Rio de Janeiro: Not forgetting their roots, believers of the Afro-Brazilian religions pay tribute to Yemanja, deity of the sea, during a traditional New Year's Eve celebration in Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. (Image: Reuters)

Athens: People walk past New Year's decorations, in a shopping arcade in the centre of the city, ahead of the New Year's Eve celebrations. (Image: Reuters)