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First Nighters ring in 2013 around Boston

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  • Fireworks exploded over Boston Common Monday night as revelers crowded Boston for the annual First Night celebration.
    MATTHEW J. LEE/GLOBE STAFF
    Fireworks exploded over Boston Common Monday night as revelers crowded Boston for the annual First Night celebration.
  • Organizers expected more than a million people to take in the sights and performances.
    Matthew J. Lee/globe staff
    Organizers expected more than a million people to take in the sights and performances.
  • Lion dancers with the Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association performed on Boylston Street.
    Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff
    Lion dancers with the Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association performed on Boylston Street.
  • Mark Chenevert played saxophone with the Hot Tamale Brass Band.
    yoon s. byun/globe staff
    Mark Chenevert played saxophone with the Hot Tamale Brass Band.
  • Onlookers crowded Boylston Street to see the New Year’s parade.
    yoon s. byun/globe staff
    Onlookers crowded Boylston Street to see the New Year’s parade.
  • An inflatable dinosaur was seen in Boston.
    Yoon S. Byun/globe staff
    An inflatable dinosaur was seen in Boston.
  • Lee Fields and the Expressions performed at Jordan Hall in Boston.
    Aram Boghosian for the boston globe
    Lee Fields and the Expressions performed at Jordan Hall in Boston.
  • Lucinda Briggs of Wellesley was in Copley Square earlier in the day.
    Bill Greene/globe staff
    Lucinda Briggs of Wellesley was in Copley Square earlier in the day.
  • Confetti rained on revelers at midnight in Times Square in New York.
    gary hershorn/reuters
    Confetti rained on revelers at midnight in Times Square in New York.
  • Revelers in New York’s Times Square took in the festivities.
    Tina Fineberg/associated press
    Revelers in New York’s Times Square took in the festivities.
  • Fireworks lit up the sky and Big Ben in London just after midnight there.
    Oli Scarff/Getty Images
    Fireworks lit up the sky and Big Ben in London just after midnight there.
  • Fireworks exploded over the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro.
    /Pilar Olivares/reuters
    Fireworks exploded over the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro.
  • A ferris wheel was lit up in Dusseldorf, Germany.
    DANIEL NAUPOLD/epa
    A ferris wheel was lit up in Dusseldorf, Germany.
  • Pakistani youths celebrated early on Jan. 1 on a street in Lahore.
    Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images
    Pakistani youths celebrated early on Jan. 1 on a street in Lahore.
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