How countries around the world celebrate the end of the year

The end of the year is a special time for people all around the world. Even where Christmas is not celebrated, red Santa caps, decorated trees and gift giving abound, mixed with religious and secular aspects of local holiday culture. This year, Quartz partnered with photo-sharing community EyeEm, to ask local photographers from London to Japan to show how they prepare for winter holidays. Here are their answers:

Milan, Italy

Strasbourg, France

Cologne, Germany

Bohol, Philippines

Miyoshi, Japan

Cali, Colombia

Eltham, Australia

London, UK

Tokyo, Japan

Lugano, Switzerland

Auckland, New Zealand

Lisbon, Portugal

Nijmegen, Netherlands

Bucharest, Romania

Durango, Mexico

Singapore