New Year's Eve celebrations and fireworks around the world rang in 2025, as more than a million revelers crowded into New York City's Times Square for performances and the traditional midnight ball drop.

In just a few hours, we'll welcome the year 2025. A popular tradition associated with this celebration in recent years is eating 12 grapes right as the clock strikes midnight. This ritual is believed to bring luck and prosperity,

Across the USA, residents look forward to the countdown to midnight on New Year's Eve. As the countdown ensues, a Waterford crystal ball drops from its perch in New York's Times Square to the delights of millions of onlookers in the street and millions more watching on television.