Does anyone know which country is the first to ring in the new year. Stuck on a crossword puzzle
Tonga was the country that altered it's timezone in order to be the first to see the year 2000...
Apia, Samoa: UTC + 14 hrs. during Summer Time (Daylight Saving Time), late September until early April
kiribati (christmas island) they're 1hr ahead of New Zealand
The last time zones to celebrate the new year are those in the Pacific Ocean, such as the islands of American Samoa and Baker Island, which are 25 hours behind UTC/GMT. This means they are among the last places to ring in the new year.
At 7pm central time, countries in the UTC+3 timezone like Kenya, Iraq, and Saudi Arabia often celebrate the new year. These regions are ahead of central time zones, so they ring in the new year earlier.
the first inhabited place to ring the new year was Northbonerville in southern russia
No. The first country to celebrate New Year's Day is Kiribati.
First to ring in the New Year
The country inhabited who celebrate the new year 1st is Kiribati, which has GMT+12.
New Zealand celebrates the New Year ahead of Australia.
Kiribati and Samoa
I believe it should be Fiji.
samoa
The pacific islands of samoa
To New Zealand because it's the first country to get the sun every day, meaning that it will see the New Year of 2009 first!!
India is the best country to celebrate the New Year. The time of making new resolutions and making another list of travel destination has finally come. It is the time to celebrate another new year with more high spirit and excitement.
New zealand