JAPAN

JAPAN

Disney characters Mickey (R) and Minnie Mouse (L), dressed in traditional Japanese kimonos, wave to greet guests from a float during the theme park’s annual New Year’s Day parade

FRANCE

FRANCE

A photo taken on December 31, 2014 shows The Arc de Triomphe (Arch of Triumph) on the Champs Elysees in Paris, as the French capital waits for the New Year to ring in.

GERMANY

GERMANY

People walk at a snowy stairs of the Garmisch-Partenkirchen hill ahead the qualification jump of the second session of the Four-Hills Ski jumping tournament

JAPAN

JAPAN

A sea lion paints a Chinese character for “sheep” in calligraphy as part of a New Year’s Day attraction at the Hakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo on December 31, 2014.

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