Thousands celebrate the arrival of the New Year in Mexico City

(1 Jan 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ++NIGHT SHOTS++ ASSOCIATED PRESS Mexico City - 31 December 2024 1. Various of people celebrating ASSOCIATED PRESS Mexico City - 1 January 2025 2. Various of new year countdown 3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Anabel López, independent merchant: "(The wish for all Mexicans is) that prosperity and abundance come and that we have work, and it is good that these governments that govern us are better and that they contribute everything good to the country." ASSOCIATED PRESS Mexico City - 31 December 2024 4. A man shouts (Spanish): "Happy New Year, friends" 5. 2025 balloons 6. A girl with glasses reading (Spanish) "Happy New Year" 7. A woman dancing with a crown that has 2025 on it 8. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Claudia Santos Ríos, lawyer: "The main thing is respect and love between all human beings, that is the main thing, the rest comes on its own." 10. People dancing ASSOCIATED PRESS Mexico City - 1 January 2025 11. Various of people at the concert 12. People singing STORYLINE: Thousands gathered at Reforma Avenue in Mexico City to celebrate the arrival of 2025 with a concert and light display. From Sydney to Mumbai to Paris to Rio de Janeiro, communities around the world welcomed 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges. For Anabel López, a merchant, "prosperity and abundance" are her main wishes for the new year. "And that we have work, and it is good that these governments that govern us are better and that they contribute everything good to the country," she added. As for Claudia Santos Ríos, a lawyer, "respect and love between all human beings" is her hope for 2025. "The rest comes on its own," she continued. Countries in the South Pacific Ocean were the first to ring in the New Year, with midnight in New Zealand striking 18 hours before the ball dropped in Times Square. Auckland was the first major city to celebrate, with thousands thronging downtown or climbing the city’s ring of volcanic peaks for a fireworks vantage point. AP video shot by Martín Silva Rey and Amaranta Marentes =========================================================== Clients are reminded to adhere to all listed restrictions and to check the terms of their licence agreements. For further assistance, please contact the AP Archive on: Tel +44(0)2074827482 Email: [email protected]. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...