Not everyone celebrates New Year's Eve together. Yes, because the Earth is divided into time zones and according to this, the fateful countdown for the New Year is taken!
But who are the first and last toast?
The first people in the world to celebrate New Year's Eve are Pacific Ocean residents. These are the inhabitants of the island of Christmas or also called Kiritimati, which is part of the archopelago of the Equatorial Sporades.
The island is called this because it was discovered on Christmas Day 1777 by Captain James Cook, and has become famous for this particularity.
Moving further to the West, we find the islands of Tonga and Samoa on the silver podium: two small archipelagos, already known for their natural beauty.
Auckland and New Zealand celebrate New Year's Eve with an hour of difference from Kiritimati.
With 2 hours difference we arrive in Australia with the cities of Sydney and Melbourne or New Guinea, while in the Boreal hemisphere we still find regions of Russia, in the Siberian area.
In Tokyo, 9 hours before us, the white lanterns from the Imperial Gardens rise up in the sky; then Singapore before moving on to India (5 hours), Russia (Moscow celebrates 3 hours before Rome).
Ankara and Istanbul in Turkey, and Budapest in Romania we celebrate the New Year's Eve 1 hour ahead of Italy, Germany and France, while London and Great Britain will greet the New Year's Eve 1 hour late with respect to us.
Rio de Janeiro celebrates after 3 hours with us, 4 hours with Buenos Aires, all of Argentina and Groelandia, while Chile, Central Brazil, Paraguay are 5 hours from Italian time.
5 hours after the toasts in Italy, it also takes place in Times Square in New York.
One of the last big cities to welcome the New Year is Los Angeles (+8 hours).
But who are the last ones? Hawaii! The American Samoa Archipelago won the last place with the capital Pago Pag 11 hours ahead of Italy.
Ready to celebrate for 24 hours?
Amazing! You basically covered 24 time zones in 24 hours. I see that the the International Date Line is at 180 degrees longitude, and 0 degree line runs thru Greenwich, England, where Queen Elizabeth II rules.
It makes me wonder what would happen if the International Date Line was moved to any other place. For example, if there was a new monarch who is seated in another location, would the International Date Line have to be moved, and what would be the consequences? Just a thought.
Anyway, you have shown why we should celebrate New Years Eve and New Years Day for a full 24 hours! Cheers!
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