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One of the most joyful holidays is approaching - New Year. Where on the planet will be the first to celebrate New Year 2010?
— Time zone UTC+14 — Kiritimati Islands, Kiribas
The first territory to celebrate the New Year will be the Christmas Islands, the island chain of Kiritimati, the state of Kiribati (pronounced Kiribati).
The state of Kiribas (also called Gilbert Island) is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and stretches from the eastern to the western hemisphere.
Until 2004, the Date Line, roughly running along the 180th meridian, divided the state of Kiribati into 2 different dates, when the islands in the western part of the state were 24 hours ahead of the eastern part.
In 2005, the Kiribati government decided to move the International Date Line several thousand kilometers to the east, thereby placing all of its 3 time zones on one side of the International Date Line (approximately East End Chukotka, located in the Western Hemisphere).
Following this decision, the eastern islands of Kiribati moved from the Western Hemisphere time zones GMT-10 and GMT-11 (the “-” sign indicates time behind Greenwich Mean Time by 10 and 11 hours) to the new time zones GMT+13 and GMT+ 14 (“+” means times 13 and 14 hours ahead of Greenwich).
Previously, all territories located in the area of the 180th meridian (Chukotka, New Zealand, Fiji) could be considered the first to celebrate the New Year.
IN modern world the use of Summer Time and the shift of the Date Line of the state of Kiribas - the arrangement of the clock hands on New Year's Eve has changed slightly.
So, when the Christmas Islands (Christmas isl.) celebrate the New Year 2010, the time in Kamchatka and Chukotka will be 22 hours (December 31), the time in Vladivostok will be 20 hours, in Moscow - 13 hours, in London (Greenwich) - 10 hours morning of December 31st. It is not difficult to add 14 hours difference with the Christmas Islands to 10 o'clock in the morning in Greenwich to get midnight - New Year's Day in Kiritimati.
— Time zone UTC+13:45 — Chatham Islands, New Zealand
15 minutes after the arrival of the New Year on the Kiritimati Islands, the second in line to celebrate the New Year will be the Chatham Islands, New Zealand. These islands are 12h45 minutes ahead of Greenwich Time. Taking into account summer time in the southern hemisphere, they are 13 hours 45 minutes ahead of Greenwich time at the time of the New Year 2010.
— Time zone UTC+13 — New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga, Phoenix Islands
In third place by the arrival of the New Year (or with a difference of 13 hours in time from Greenwich Mean Time) are New Zealand (taking into account summer time), Fiji (summer time), and the islands of Tonga ( all year round 13 hours ahead of Greenwich) and the island of Phoenix, the already mentioned state of Kiribati.
So, when the New Year is celebrated in Wellington, the time in Kamchatka and Chukotka will be 23:00, in Magadan - 22:00, in Vladivostok and Sakhalin - 21:00, in Moscow - 14:00, in London - 11:00, in NY e- 6 am, in Los Angeles - 3 am on December 31st.
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— Russia time zone MSK +9 (UTC+12) — Kamchatka, Chukotka
The fourth place (or with a difference of 12 hours in Greenwich time) in celebrating the New Year 2010 falls on Chukotka and Kamchatka, the islands of Nauru, Tuvalu, the Marshall Islands, and the last - the third time zone of the state of Kiribati - with the capital Tarawa.
When the New Year is celebrated in Anadyr and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the time in Magadan will be 23:00, in Vladivostok and Sakhalin - 22:00, in Moscow - 15:00, in London - 12:00 pm, in New York - 7:00 am, in Los Angeles - 4:00 am, in Hawaii - 2 am on December 31st.
Residents of Honolulu (Hawaii) will celebrate the New Year 22 hours later than residents of Chukotka and Kamchatka. Next, the New Year will come to Norfolk Island (Australia) - which is 30 minutes ahead of the time in Sydney.
— Russia time zone MSK +8 (UTC+11) — Magadan
New Year in Magadan coincides with New Year on Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and major Australian cities - Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Hobart (these cities are in summer time).
When Magadan celebrates the New Year, the time in Vladivostok and Sakhalin will be 23:00, in Moscow - 16:00, in London - 13:00, in New York - 8:00 am, in Los Angeles - 5:00 am, in Hawaii - 3:00 am on December 31st.
— Russia time zone MSK +7 (UTC+10) — Vladivostok, Khabarovsk, Sakhalin
New Year in Vladivostok, Sakhalin and Khabarovsk coincides with New Year in Guam, Papua New Guinea, and the Australian cities of Brisbane and Cairns (these cities do not use summer time).
When Vladivostok celebrates the New Year, the time in Tokyo will be 23:00, in Moscow - 17:00, in London - 14:00, in New York - 9:00 am, in Los Angeles - 6:00 am, in Hawaii - 4:00 am on December 31st.
— Russia time zone MSK +6 (UTC+9) — Chita, Yakutsk, Blagoveshchensk
New Year in Chita, Yakutsk coincides with New Year in Japan, Korea, Palau, and the Australian city of Perth (does not use summer time).
When Chita and Yakutsk celebrate the New Year, the time in Beijing will be 23:00, in Moscow - 18:00, in London - 15:00, in New York - 10:00 am, in Los Angeles - 7:00 am, in Hawaii - 5:00 am on December 31st.
— Russia time zone MSK +5 (UTC+8) — Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude
The New Year in Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude coincides with the New Year in China, Singapore, Mongolia, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Bali (Indonesia).
When Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude celebrate the New Year, the time in Moscow will be 19:00, in London - 16:00, in New York - 11:00 am, in Los Angeles - 8:00 am, in Hawaii - 6:00 am on December 31st.
On the Kiritimati Islands it will already be 6am on January 1, 2010, and in New Zealand it will be 5am on January 1, 2010.
— Russia time zone MSK +4 (UTC+7) — Krasnoyarsk, Kemerovo, Kyzyl
The New Year in Krasnoyarsk and Kemerovo coincides with the New Year in Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam.
When Krasnoyarsk celebrates the New Year, the time in Moscow will be 20:00, in London - 17:00, in New York - 12:00 noon, in Los Angeles - 9:00 am, in Hawaii - 7:00 am on December 31st.
On the Kiritimati Islands it will already be 7am on January 1, 2010, and in New Zealand it will be 6am on January 1, 2010.
— Russia time zone MSK +3 (UTC+6) — Novosibirsk, Omsk, Tomsk, Barnaul
New Year in Novosibirsk and Omsk coincides with New Year on the Diego Garcia Islands ( Indian Ocean), Bhutan, Astana.
When Novosibirsk and Omsk celebrate the New Year, the time in Moscow will be 21:00, in London - 18:00, in New York - 13:00, in Los Angeles - 10:00 am, in Hawaii - 8:00 am on December 31st.
On the Kiritimati Islands it will already be 8am on January 1, 2010, in New Zealand it will be 7am on January 1, 2010, in Sydney it will be 5am on January 1, 2010.
When the New Year is celebrated in Kathmandu, the time in New Zealand will be 7:15 a.m. on January 1, in Vladivostok it will be 4:15 a.m., in Beijing - 2:15 a.m., Moscow will be 21:15 a.m., in London - 18:15 a.m., in New York - 13:15 a.m., in Los Angeles - 10:15 am, in Hawaii - 8:15 am on December 31st.
After Nepal, the New Year will come to India and Sri Lanka - the time in which is 5:30 minutes ahead of Greenwich time.
When Delhi and Mumbai celebrate the New Year, the time in New Zealand will be 7:30 a.m. on January 1, in Vladivostok it will be 4:30 a.m., in Beijing it will be 2:30 a.m. on January 1, in Moscow it will be 21:30 a.m. on December 31, in London it will be 6:30 p.m., in New York. - 13:30 minutes, in Los Angeles - 10:30 minutes in the morning, in Hawaii - 8:30 minutes in the morning on December 31.
— Russia time zone MSK +2 (UTC+5) — Ekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk, Perm, Tyumen, Ufa
The New Year in Yekaterinburg and Chelyabinsk coincides with the New Year in the Maldives, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Pakistan.
When Yekaterinburg and Chelyabinsk celebrate the New Year, the time in Moscow will be 22:00, in London - 19:00, in New York - 14:00, in Los Angeles - 11:00 am, in Hawaii - 9:00 am on December 31st.
On the Kiritimati islands it will already be 9 am on January 1, 2010, in New Zealand - 8 am on January 1, 2010, on Kamchatka and Chukotka - 7 am on January 1, 2010.
— Russia time zone MSK +1 (UTC+4) — Izhevsk, Samara, Tolyatti
New Year in Izhevsk and Samara coincides with New Year in Dubai, Seychelles, o. Mauritius.
When Izhevsk and Samara celebrate the New Year, the time in Moscow will be 23:00, in London - 20:00, in New York - 15:00, in Los Angeles - 12:00 noon, in Hawaii - 10:00 am on December 31st.
On the Kiritimati islands it will already be 10 am on January 1, 2010, in New Zealand - 9 am on January 1, 2010, on Kamchatka and Chukotka - 8 am on January 1, 2010.
— Russia time zone MSK (UTC+3) — Moscow, St. Petersburg
New Year in Moscow and St. Petersburg coincides with New Year in Kenya, Tanzania, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Qatar, Madagascar.
When Moscow and St. Petersburg celebrate the New Year, the time in London will be 21:00, in New York - 16:00, in Los Angeles - 13:00, in Hawaii - 11:00 am on December 31st.
On the Kiritimati islands it will already be 11 am on January 1, 2010, in New Zealand - 10 am on January 1, 2010, in Kamchatka and Chukotka - 9 am on January 1, 2010, in Sydney - 8 am on January 1, 2010, in Vladivostok - 7 am 1 January 2010.
— Russia time zone MSK -1 (UTC+2) — Kaliningrad
The New Year in Kaliningrad coincides with the New Year in Ukraine and the Republic of Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Greece, Syria, Israel, Turkey, South Africa, Zambia, Malawi, Namibia (summer time).
When Kaliningrad celebrates the New Year, the time in London will be 22:00, in New York - 17:00, in Los Angeles - 14:00, in Hawaii - 12:00 on December 31st.
On the Kiritimati Islands it will already be 12 noon on January 1, 2010, in New Zealand - 11 a.m. on January 1, 2010, in Kamchatka and Chukotka - 10 a.m. on January 1, 2010, in Sydney - 9 a.m. on January 1, 2010, in Vladivostok - 8 a.m. 1 January 2010.
— Time zone UTC+1 — France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Norway
When Paris and Rome celebrate the New Year, the time in London will be 23:00, in New York - 18:00, in Los Angeles - 15:00, in Hawaii - 13:00 on December 31st.
On the Kiritimati Islands it will already be 13:00 on January 1, 2010, in New Zealand - 12:00 on January 1, 2010, in Kamchatka and Chukotka - 11:00 on January 1, 2010, in Sydney - 10:00 on January 1, 2010, in Vladivostok - 9:00 on January 1 2010.
— Time zone UTC — Great Britain, Iceland, Portugal, Canary Islands.
When London and Lisbon celebrate the New Year, the time in New York will be 19:00, in Los Angeles - 16:00, in Hawaii - 14:00 on December 31st.
On the Kiritimati islands it will already be 14:00 on January 1, 2010, in New Zealand - 13:00 on January 1, 2010, in Kamchatka and Chukotka - 12:00 on January 1, 2010, in Sydney - 11:00 am on January 1, 2010, in Vladivostok - 10:00 am on January 1, 2010 .
Next, the New Year will come on the islands of Cape Verde and the Azores (UTC-1), which are 1 hour behind Greenwich time; in the Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro and Sao Raulo (UTC-2) - 2 hours behind Greenwich, Chile and Argentina (UTC-3) - 3 hours behind Greenwich; O. Newfoundland (Canada), which is 3h30 minutes behind Greenwich (UTC-3:30); Halifax (Canada), Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico (UTC-4); Venezuela - which is 4h30 minutes behind Greenwich (UTC-4:30);
— Time zone UTC-5 — New York, Cuba, Panama
When New York and Havana celebrate the New Year, the time in Los Angeles will be 21:00, in Hawaii - 19:00 on December 31st.
On the Kiritimati islands it will already be 19:00 on January 1, 2010, in New Zealand - 18:00 on January 1, 2010, in Kamchatka and Chukotka - 17:00 on January 1, 2010, in Sydney - 16:00 on January 1, 2010, in Vladivostok - 15:00 on January 1, 2010, in Moscow - 8 am on January 1, 2010, in London - 5 am on January 1, 2010.
— Time zone UTC-6 — Chicago, Houston, Mexico City
When Chicago and Houston celebrate the New Year, the time in Los Angeles will be 22:00, in Hawaii - 20:00 on December 31st.
On the islands of Kiritimati it will already be 20:00 on January 1, 2010, in New Zealand - 19:00 on January 1, 2010, in Kamchatka and Chukotka - 18:00 on January 1, 2010, in Sydney - 17:00 on January 1, 2010, in Vladivostok - 16:00 on January 1, 2010, in Moscow - 9 am on January 1, 2010, in London - 6 am on January 1, 2010.
— Time zone UTC-7 — Denver, Albuquerque, Calgary
When Denver and Calgary (Canada) celebrate the New Year, the time in Los Angeles will be 23:00, in Hawaii - 21:00 on December 31st.
On the Kiritimati islands it will already be 21:00 on January 1, 2010, in New Zealand - 20:00 on January 1, 2010, in Kamchatka and Chukotka - 19:00 on January 1, 2010, in Sydney - 18:00 on January 1, 2010, in Vladivostok - 17:00 on January 1, 2010, in Moscow - 10 am on January 1, 2010, in London - 7 am on January 1, 2010.
— Time zone UTC-8 — Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Las Vegas, Vancouver, o. Pitcairn
When Los Angeles and Vancouver celebrate the New Year, the time in Hawaii will be 22:00 on December 31st, the time in Samoa and Niue will be 21:00 on December 31st.
On the islands of Kiritimati it will already be 22:00 on January 1, 2010, in New Zealand - 21:00 on January 1, 2010, in Kamchatka and Chukotka - 20:00 on January 1, 2010, in Sydney - 19:00 on January 1, 2010, in Vladivostok - 18:00 on January 1, 2010, in Moscow - 11 am on January 1, 2010, in London - 8 am on January 1, 2010.
— Time zone UTC-9 — Anchorage (Alaska)
When Anchorage celebrates the New Year, the time in Hawaii will be 23:00 on December 31st, the time in Samoa and Niue will be 22:00 on December 31st.
On the islands of Kiritimati it will already be 23:00 on January 1, 2010, in New Zealand - 22:00 on January 1, 2010, in Kamchatka and Chukotka - 21:00 on January 1, 2010, in Sydney - 20:00 on January 1, 2010, in Vladivostok - 19:00 on January 1, 2010, in Moscow - 12 noon on January 1, 2010, in London - 9 a.m. on January 1, 2010.
— Time zone UTC-10 — Hawaii, Cook Islands, Tahiti
When Honolulu and Papeete celebrate the New Year, the time on the islands of Samoa and Niue will be 23:00 on December 31st.
On the Kiritimati Islands it will be midnight on January 1-2, 2010, in New Zealand - 23:00 on January 1, 2010, in Kamchatka and Chukotka - 22:00 on January 1, 2010, in Sydney - 21:00 on January 1, 2010, in Vladivostok - 20:00 on January 1, 2010, in Moscow - 13:00 on January 1, 2010, in London - 10:00 in the morning on January 1, 2010.
— Time zone UTC-11 — Samoa (Apia), American Samoa (Pago), Niue, Midway
The most recent territories to see off the old year 2009 and welcome the New Year 2010 will be the islands of Samoa and American Samoa, Niue and Midway Atoll.
When Samoa and Niue celebrate the New Year, the time on the Kiritimati islands will already be 1 am on January 2, 2010, in New Zealand it will be midnight on January 1-2, 2010, in Kamchatka and Chukotka - 11 pm on January 1, 2010, in Sydney - 10 pm 1 January 2010, in Vladivostok - 21:00 on January 1, 2010, in Moscow - 14:00 on January 1, 2010, in London - 11:00 am on January 1, 2010.
Alexander Krivenyshev (World Time Zone)
Based on materials from http://www.deita.ru/?news,142424
Where the 2014 New Year is celebrated first, the symbol of which is the Blue Wooden Horse
The world is beautiful in all its diversity, because the people of Earth receive the energy of life from the boundless Universe. Every New Year brings hope, love and happiness to life for the inhabitants of the planet. January 31 will mark the New Year 2014 - the Year of the Horse (According to the Chinese horoscope, the Horse is a symbol of wisdom and intelligence). It will end on February 18, 2015. The blue wooden Horse will become a talisman protecting the peace of the inhabitants of the Earth. People will reflect on the truth and the meaning of existence, and do everything to achieve perfection.
A productive imagination will be needed by everyone who will strive to realize their plans and interests. The more interested people try to understand the world around them, the more amazing facts they will find out. Thin threads of traditions and customs connect us with a past life and force us to reflect.
Think about one seemingly simple question: “ Where do you celebrate the New Year first?"can become a subject of discussion for many curious people. Those who study foreign languages and are able to read primary sources will learn that on December 24, 1777, before Christmas, the navigator James Cook landed with his crew on the island of Kiritimati. Then the sailors did not know that they had discovered a large coral atoll. During those harsh times, team member Dr. E. Christophens counted 24 plant species and 36 bird species. Since then, the number of birds has changed, and villages have appeared on the island.
A priest from France, Emmanuel Rougier, took the island in long term rental. And by his example he showed how to protect nature. He planted 800,000 coconut trees on the island. In 1979 Island state Kiribati gained independence. This little information is given for the purpose of helping you find the answer to the question posed in the article. After all, studies of Oceania have shown that here, in Kiribati, the New Year begins its journey.
Anyone who wants to be the first to celebrate the New Year in the world can find themselves in the country of Kiribati, i.e. repeat the route of James Cook and his team. You can also appear in Nukuapofa, the capital of the Kingdom of Tonga, Nukuapofa, and wish the residents a Happy New Year, using all the languages you already speak.
Anadyr and Kamchatka, the Fiji Islands, will celebrate with a difference of two hours. It would seem that all the i’s are dotted, but experts do not calm down and continue to ask the question: “Where are the first to celebrate the New Year?”
Amazing, original The Chukchi people celebrate the New Year before all earthlings. They claim that the birth of the New Year takes place on the long night from December 21 to 22. On this night, the star Altair appears in the sky in the constellation Eagle, which the Chukchi worship.
In honor of this star, the holiday is named Pegytti. The Chukchi on this night do not think about harmful and bad things. The Chukchi celebrate the birth of the New Year only with good thoughts and wishes. They are convinced that then the coming year will bring good luck, prosperity and joy. Their faith in the wisdom of the mind of the universe merges with the general celebration of the New Year. Traditions, customs, myths and legends of peoples enrich the holiday. They make every New Year's Eve unique.
Every time on New Year's Eve, all of us, sitting at the festive table, or standing on the street near a beautifully decorated city tree, look forward to the chiming clock and the coming of the New Year. Glasses of champagne are already in your hands - the long-awaited moment is about to come. In these seconds, someone makes wishes, and someone exchanges funny jokes with their neighbors, and here it is - New Year!
The entire vast country celebrates his arrival. Have you ever thought about who will be the first to celebrate the New Year 2019, to whom Father Frost or Santa Claus will send his reindeer team first? And who met him long before us? It’s quite interesting who will be celebrating the New Year a few hours after you, and who in general will be the last to celebrate it on this planet. Let's look at this from the height of the flight of satellites and Santa Clauses interesting point holiday.
Residents of which countries are the first to celebrate the New Year 2019?
As it turned out, the first to congratulate each other on the New Year are the residents of Line Island, located in the state of Kiribati. This country part of the Christmas Islands. Kiribati is located in the earliest time zone UTC+14; it is worth noting that the island’s clocks are identical to those of Hawaii, but the difference is a whole day. Thus, when it is midnight on December 30th in Hawaii, it is already midnight on December 31st on Line Island. Also, the inhabitants of the city of Nuku'alofa, which is also located in Oceania, are among the first to celebrate the New Year. Next in line will be New Zealand, located in the UTC+13:45 time zone, followed by the islands of Phoenix, Tonga and Fiji, which are 13 hours ahead of Greenwich Time.
When is New Year celebrated in the Russian Federation?
Surely, everyone knows that Russia is located in more than one time zone, but did you know that their number is nine? Thus, it turns out that Russians have an excellent opportunity to celebrate the New Year nine times. Residents of Magadan, Kamchatka and Petropavlovka are the first to fill their glasses and light sparklers. Their New Year begins on December 31 at 16.00 Moscow time, while Muscovites are just starting to put dishes on the festive table. Then at 17.00 Moscow time, everyone living in Khabarovsk, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Vladivostok and Ussuriysk begins celebrating the New Year.
And so every hour the inhabitants of one or another territory of Russia fill their glasses and make festive toasts. We will not write in detail about each city, since Mother Russia is a rather large country and listing all its cities will take a very long time. Let us only note that Moscow and St. Petersburg celebrate this magnificent holiday at 00.00 on the first of January, and an hour later the clink of glasses will be heard in the homes of residents of Kaliningrad - this city is the last in Russia where the New Year begins.
When is the New Year according to the Chinese calendar?
The Chinese celebrate this holiday differently than we do - on December 31st. They adhere to the lunar calendar, according to which the New Year will begin not on January 1, but on February 19, since this will be the first new moon after the winter solstice. Thus, all those who believe in the Eastern (Chinese) calendar will celebrate the New Year one and a half months later, compared to those who are used to celebrating this holiday strictly on December 31st.
How to celebrate Chinese New Year?
It's no secret that China is a country that has a rich culture and many different traditions. They prepare especially diligently and diligently for the New Year. First of all, the Chinese thoroughly clean their home, since dirt and dust are the highest degree of disrespect for the owner of the home for the coming year.
The Chinese try to pay off any debts before the New Year in order to start life with a clean slate and not owe anyone any money. What is important for Chinese residents is what they will wear on New Year's Eve. It is preferable to wear new clothes and bright accessories that will symbolize this amazing holiday.
The Chinese consider a rich festive table to be the key to success, prosperity and wealth in the coming year. As a rule, it contains traditional oriental dishes such as rice, seafood and noodles. Dishes prepared from these ingredients will help appease the yellow earthen pig, the patron saint of 2019.
Of course, these are not all the traditions of Chinese culture, but they can be called fundamental.
Finally
It doesn’t matter according to which calendar you prefer to celebrate 2019, and what traditions you adhere to, the main thing is a good mood and faith in the best. Try to ensure that there is no room for conflicts, quarrels and conversations about troubles and troubles at the holiday table. Greet your guests with a smile, willingly thank everyone who gives you New Year's gifts, and completely immerse yourself in the festive atmosphere, forgetting about any problems and worries. And it doesn’t matter at all who is the first to celebrate the New Year 2019, the main thing is that everyone celebrates it well.
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Places where you celebrate New Year first December 27th, 2014
When we are still making the final feverish preparations for the New Year, some inhabitants of the Earth not only met it and had a lot of fun, but by this time they even managed to rest and sleep. For there are places in the world where the New Year is celebrated much earlier than here.
Under the cut you will see the places where the New Year is celebrated first on our planet.
1. Traditionally, Kiribati will be the first to celebrate the New Year 2015. More specifically, on the Linear Islands, which are located further east than the other islands of this country. In 1994, one of the presidential candidates promised citizens that if he won the election, he would make Kiribati the first to celebrate the New Year in the whole world. He won and kept his word: he moved the demarcation line of time (the conventional line on the map of time zones). Since then, Kiribati has been divided into three time zones, and in the easternmost one, midnight occurs 14 hours earlier than in London. (Photo: DS355/flickr.com).
2. In the same time zone as Kiribati is Tokelau, which includes a group of islands consisting of three coral atolls: Atafu, Nukunono and Fakaofo. This dependent territory from New Zealand. The time zone change here occurred as recently as 2011, and the main reason for this was the problem of interaction in contacts with New Zealand, since previously the island was on the other side of the time demarcation line. (Photo: Haanee Naeem/flickr.com).
3. Residents of Samoa will celebrate the New Year an hour later. In 2011, there was also a time zone change; the date December 30, 2011 was not in the Samoan calendar. This was done for better interaction and development of cooperation with Australia and New Zealand. Interestingly, the previous time zone change was carried out in 1892 in order to adjust the time to California. (Photo: Savai’i Island/flickr.com).
4. At the same time as Samoa, residents of Tonga, an island located one-third of the way between New Zealand and Hawaii, south of Samoa, will celebrate the New Year. (Photo: pintxomoruno/flickr.com).
5. Chatham Islanders will be next to ring in the New Year. This small archipelago, which consists of two inhabited islands- Chatham and Pitta. Other small islands have reserve status and are largely inaccessible to both island residents and tourists. Interestingly, Chatham Island has its own time zone, which differs by 45 minutes (less) from the time in New Zealand. (Photo: Phil Pledger/flickr.com).
6. After the Chatham Islanders, New Zealand will be the next to celebrate New Year 2015. (Photo: Philipp Klinger Photography/flickr.com).
7. At the same time as in New Zealand, they will celebrate the New Year in Fiji. This is a state that is located on 322 islands and islets of volcanic origin, surrounded by coral reefs, of which only 110 islands are inhabited. (Photo: brad/flickr.com).
8. The first mainland state whose residents will celebrate the New Year 2015 (at the same time as the residents of New Zealand and Fiji) is Russia, or more precisely, the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, located in the southeastern part of the volcanic Kamchatka peninsula. (Photo: Jasja/flickr.com).
9. In the same time zone as Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, there are numerous small islands and archipelagos in the Pacific Ocean: Tuvalu, Nauru, Wallis and Futuna, Wake and the Marshall Islands. In the photo: Nauru island. (Photo: Hadi Zaher/flickr.com).
10. We travel further and move west. Next to celebrate the New Year will be the residents of New Caledonia, a French overseas territory located in the Western Pacific Ocean, in Melanesia, about 1,400 kilometers east of Australia and 1,500 kilometers northwest of New Zealand. (Photo: Tonton des Iles-Bye bye Everyone /flickr.com).
Countries that celebrate the New Year at the same time as New Caledonia are: Vanuatu, Federated States of Micronesia and Solomon Islands.
11. Together with New Caledonia, the New Year 2015 will be celebrated by residents of another Russian city - Magadan. (Photo: Tramp/flickr.com).
12. On our journey, we finally arrived in Australia, where, of course, the residents will be the first to celebrate the New Year east coast- Sydney and Melbourne. (Photo: El Mundo, Economía y Negocios/flickr.com).
13. Simultaneously with the residents of Sydney and Melbourne, the New Year will be celebrated in Vladivostok and at such pacific islands like: Guam, Mariana Islands and Papua New Guinea. In the photo: the island of Guam. (Photo: orgazmo/flickr.com).
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