What country will celebrate new year first?

Answer 1

It's the island nation of TONGA in the Pacific Ocean.

"TONGA is literally the place where time begins - as the first country west of the International Dateline in the Pacific."

The country's nickname is "The Land Where Time Begins!" According to timeanddate.com it is Kiritimati (Kiribati - Christmas Islands).

Answer 2

Countries just to the west of the International Date Line celebrate every day first, including major holidays such as New Year's Day.

Because of the way the line jogs (to maintain political borders) the very first country to celebrate the new year is the archipelago known as Kiribati (including Christmas Island), portions of which are directly south of Hawai'i; countries such as Tonga, Fiji and New Zealand start the new year one time zone later.

Surprisingly, because of this arrangement, American Samoa (which is actually farther east than most of Kiribati) is actually the last place to celebrate the day.

And the easternmost part of Russia, which lies at approximately the same longitude as Kiribati, is by national decree set two hours further behind: with some exceptions, the entire country is one hour behind standard time, and the former Kamchatka Time has been abolished in favor of the next time zone over (Magadan Time).

Answer 3

Russia and New Zealand are the first countries to celebrate New Year.

Guam Is the first U.S. territory to ring in the New Year. Guam is where America's day begins!!

Answer 4

there is no definite answer as it started to be celebrated to long ago. This year the first people to see the new year will be in New Zealand and Figi

Answer 5

Christmas Island/Kiritimati

Answer 6

new zealand