Islam Times - New Year’s Eve celebrations marking 2013 in world

Islam Times - Many people around the world are celebrating to mark coming of New Year 2013 and the end of 2012 during various ceremonies and traditions.

While some of Asian countries have already seen 2013, many excited people in some other spots of the globe, with their annual outdoor festivities, are expecting the clock struck midnight at the end of December 31, the time.

New Zealand's main city of Auckland was the first spot in the world that kicked off celebration for coming New Year.

Firework display, illuminating, traditional ball show, singing and dancing are some of the popular ways of celebration at the occasion.

This is the time to wish for a better year and prosperous life, visit the family and gather at a table.

New Year's Eve has always been a time for looking back to the past, and forward to the coming year while hosts everybody with his own New Year's resolutions.