Ringing in 2015 around the world

People watch a New Year’s fireworks display on Waikiki beach. President Barack Obama, still on vacation in Hawaii, plans to spend New Year’s Eve with loved ones “at home,” the White House said. (Nicholas Kamm, AFP/Getty Images)

Chicago Tribune

Dec. 31, 2014 4:56 AM PT

Citizens around the world celebrate New Year’s Eve with fireworks, parties and special moments.

A go-go dancer was part of the New Year’s Eve celebration at the Rebar lounge in Trump Hotel Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

A couple shares the first moments of 2015 at a Trump Tower New Year’s Eve party in Chicago. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)

Fireworks erupt above the Scheepvaart Museum in Amsterdam to mark the arrival of the new year. (Koen Van Weel, AFP/Getty Images)

Fireworks illuminate the night sky over the Ebrie Lagoon in Abidjan during New Year celebrations. (Issouf Sanogo, AFP/Getty Images)

A woman celebrates the new year in Beirut, the Lebanese capital. (Anwar Amro, AFP/Getty Images)

Revelers gather on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris before celebrating the new year. (Matthieu Alexandre, AFP/Getty Images)

Residents try to save belongings from a fire that engulfed a slum area in Manila early Jan. 1, 2015. The fire, alleged to have been ignited by firecrackers commonly used to welcome the new year, razed more than 200 houses and reportedly killed one person. (Jay Directo, AFP/Getty Images)

People attend the New Year’s Eve party at Berlin’s landmark Brandenburg Gate. (oerg Carstensen, AFP/Getty Images)

A man in costume joins 30,000 runners participating in the 90th Sao Silvestre International Race in Sao Paulo, Brazil -- a New Year’s Eve tradition. (Miguel Schincariol, AFP/Getty Images)

A man uses his mobile phone to take a photo during a New Year’s Eve countdown outside Beijing’s National Stadium, known as the Bird’s Nest. (Wang Zhao, AFP/Getty Images)

Fireworks go off in Manila, Philippines, on Thursday. Celebrations in the Philippines draw on ancient superstitions and Chinese traditions -- noise from firecrackers and fireworks is meant to drive away evil spirits and bring good luck in the coming year. (Noel Celis, AFP/Getty Images)

A woman takes a selfie during the New Year’s Eve countdown in front of Beijing’s National Stadium. (Wang Zhao, AFP/Getty Images)

Fireworks light up the sky as Filipinos welcome the new year in Manila, Philippines. (Bullit Marquez / AP)

North Koreans gather at the Kim Il Sung Square to watch a fireworks display as they usher in the new year. (Jon Chol Jin / AP)

Fireworks are displayed from Betexco tower, the tallest building in Ho Chi Minh City’s financial district, during New Year’s celebrations in Vietnam. (AFP/Getty Images)

Fireworks burst over Marina Bay to bring in the new year in Singapore. (Mohd Fyrol, AFP/Getty Images)

Tens of thousands of partygoers flock to the waterfront to celebrate the new year at Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. (Isaac Lawrence, AFP/Getty Images)