The world celebrated the New Year last night.
Australia decided to continue with its planned celebrations despite wildfires in parts of the country.
In China, Hong Kong authorities cancelled the main midnight fireworks display because of security concerns.
In Ljubljana some 50,000 people gathered to ring in the new year, with celebrations also taking place across the country. The prime minister said yesterday that his greatest wish was that people wouldn’t fight over politics.
Today, the Slovenian Philharmonic will perform a New Year's Day concert in Cankarjev Dom. That starts at 6 p.m. RTV will also live-broadcast the traditional new year’s day concert in Vienna at 11:15 a.m.
At the coast, hundreds of people will also be gathering this afternoon an annual New Year's Day dip in the sea.