Joyful New Year's Eve celebrations in Jakarta

Joyful New Year's Eve celebrations in Jakarta

JAKARTA (JP): As in many previous years, people in Indonesia's capital city of Jakarta celebrated New Year's Eve in various ways. Some went abroad, or to their home villages, while others stayed in the city, either spending a happy evening at home with their families, holding or attending fancy, high-cost parties, or joining the crowds at the traditional center of festivities, Ancol Dreamland in North Jakarta. The following pictures, taken by The Jakarta Post photographers, reflect the situation and the mood of Jakarta's public as the old year waned and the new year dawned.