Where and what time they celebrate the new year. New Year - who meets it first and last

Which countries are the first to celebrate the New Year and the new day? These are the Kingdom of Tonga, the Republic of Kiribati, as well as the New Zealand possession of Chatham Island.

Let's talk about this in more detail.

Map of time zones.

Map of time zones.

In the far left and right parts of the map, the Dateline, or (in other words) the International Date Line, is indicated.

It is crossed (at the bottom of the map, near Australia) by the Republic of Kiribati. Kiribati, due to its length, is simultaneously in three time zones in relation to Greenwich time, namely in the zones: plus 12, plus 13, plus 14, and therefore cannot be considered a country that is entirely the first to celebrate the New Year and the new day. Only that part of Kiribati, which is located in the time zones: plus 13 and plus 14, celebrates the New Year and the new day first in the world.

In turn, the Kingdom of Tonga (time zone: plus 13) is the only country in the world that is the first to celebrate the New Year and the new day all year round. Tonga does not switch to daylight saving time as New Zealand does (New Zealand winter time: plus 12 and summer time: plus 13). Thus, in winter, New Zealand cannot boast of being the first country in the world to celebrate the New Year.

However, the New Zealand possession - Chatham Island (with its winter time: plus 12 hours 45 minutes) celebrates the New Year just 15 minutes after Tonga.

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The organ of the government of Tonga, the Tonga Chronicle newspaper (published in 1964-2009), in its issue of February 20, 1997, described the privilege and right of the Kingdom of Tonga to be called the first country to celebrate the New Year and the new day:

“Until the end of the 19th century, the world did not have a system of time zones. But as the network of railroads and regular shipping lines expanded, the need to somehow harmonize their timetables became apparent. As a result, the main trading nations in 1870 began to discuss the introduction of standard and standard time in order to get rid of the chaos in this matter.

These efforts culminated in the Washington International Meridian Conference. 1884., which divided the Earth into 24 standard meridians, 15° apart in longitude, starting west of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England. Meridian, located at 180 ° (12 hours before Greenwich) became the basis for the so-called. Dateline, along which countries to the west of it entered the next day, while countries to the east remained in the previous one. (The following countries participated in the Washington International Meridian Conference, which developed a system of time zones for the whole world and drew the International Date Line: Austria-Hungary, the Brazilian Empire, Venezuela, the German Empire, Guatemala, Denmark, the Dominican Republic, Spain, Italy, Colombia, Hawaii , Costa Rica, Mexico, Netherlands, Ottoman Empire, Paraguay, Russian Empire, El Salvador, Great Britain, USA, France, Chile, Sweden (in union with Norway), Switzerland and Japan Note site).

However, when determining the international Date Line, the conference participants agreed with its deviations from the 180th parallel in order to avoid dividing the day within individual subjects, such as New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, Siberia (meaning the Far North of Russia Note ..

In the Southern Hemisphere, the International Date Line was drawn north of the South Pole... so as not to separate Chatham Island in terms of date. Raoul, Eng. Sunday, now New Zealand Note . site), the Kingdom of Tonga, which belongs to Fiji, the Lau archipelago, similarly to the North and South Islands of New Zealand ... Similar deviations in the date line were agreed in the Northern Hemisphere, so as not to divide the territories in the sense of date in Eastern Siberia ( meaning the Far North of Russia.

In theory, standard time should never be more than 12 hours ahead of or behind Greenwich Mean Time. But the permissible deviation, according to the decisions of the mentioned conference 1884 put Tonga in the zone 13 hours ahead of GMT. In turn, New Zealand and Fiji were in the zone 12 hours ahead of Greenwich time, and Western Samoa 11 hours behind Greenwich time.

But until 1941, Tonga did not adhere to its local time, which was supposed to be 13 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time. Tongan time was then 50 minutes ahead of New Zealand winter time, and accordingly Tongan time was 12 hours and 20 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.

When New Zealand adjusted its standard time in the 1940s, Tonga had the choice of either changing its local time to match New Zealand's time; or move to a time ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by 13 hours (which would be 50 minutes ahead of New Zealand time).

His Majesty, the future King Taufaahau Tupou IV (Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, became king in 1965 ., and rules up to 2006. Note. site), while known as Crown Prince Tungi (Tungi), chose in this regard to change the Tongan time so that Tonga could be called the land where time begins.

The Legislative Assembly approved this choice. But some of the older, more conservative MPs from the outlying islands objected: “If we move the time forward by 40 minutes at midnight on December 31, as Your Royal Highness wishes, will we lose 40 minutes?”

To which the crown prince presented a win-win argument: “But in this case, remember that during the “weekly prayer of the year” (see. Note. website) we will be the first people on Earth to perform the morning prayer".

Since 1974, when New Zealand began to switch to daylight saving time, during the four summer months this country is also in the zone when its time is 13 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time. But Tonga is still the country in the world that is the first to welcome every new day of every week, every month and every year, ”the Tongan newspaper proudly noted.

So, time in Tonga is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, today also called Coordinated Universal Time UTC) +13 hours .

In addition, the Republic of Kiribati, neighboring Tonga and another island country, can also be considered the first country to celebrate the New Year and the new day. However, Kiribati, due to its length, is simultaneously in three time zones in relation to Greenwich time, namely in the zones +12, +13, +14, and therefore cannot be considered a country that is entirely the first to celebrate the New Year and the new day.

A still frame from the New Year's (2000) broadcast of the American television company ABC, which shows the Dateline (or (otherwise) International Date Line), as well as the first three countries in the world that are the first to celebrate the New Year and the new day: the Kingdom of Tonga ( Time zone: GMT plus 13); as well as part of the islands of the Republic of Kiribati (namely, those related to time zones plus 13, plus 14); and besides this, the New Zealand possession is Chatham Island (Chatham, its winter time: plus 12 h.

A still frame from the New Year's (2000) program of the American television company ABC, which shows the Dateline (Dateline, or (otherwise) International Date Line), as well as the first three countries in the world that are the first to celebrate the New Year and the new day:

Kingdom of Tonga (Time zone: GMT plus 13);

as well as part of the islands of the Republic of Kiribati (namely, those related to time zones plus 13, plus 14);

and besides this, the New Zealand possession is Chatham Island (Chatham, its winter time: plus 12 hours 45 minutes).

Quite close to Tonga is the New Zealand possession of Chatham Island, where the difference with Greenwich time is +12 hours 45 minutes, i.e. 15 minutes slower than Tongan. However, in the summer, Chatham switches to summer time and then the difference with Greenwich time is already +13 hours 45 minutes, and therefore 45 minutes more than Tongan.

In turn, New Zealand has winter time (Greenwich time +12), and summer time (Greenwich time +13). Thus, as noted in the Tonga Chronicle article, in summer New Zealand can be said to be the first to meet the new day. But not the New Year, because. Summer time in New Zealand operates from April to September.

A few words about how the New Year is celebrated in Tonga.

The entire first week of the New Year is called Uike Lotu (i.e. "weekly prayer") in Tonga. On every day of this week, members of the Protestant churches, to which the largest part of the population of Tonga belongs (despite the fact that 15% are Catholics), hold meetings and prayers in the morning and evening, and in between prayers there is a solemn meal.

A New Year's treat in Tonga consists of umu (umu, used in the Hawaiian Islands) of the traditional Tongan dish "lu-pulu" (lu pulu), which is beef cooked in taro leaves along with onions and coconut milk. Also, people eat root vegetables, such as taro, and also sweet potatoes, i.e. sweet potato, called in Tonga « kumala» (kumala), and besides this - tapioca (i.e. starchy puree), prepared from the roots of the cassava plant (plants of the Euphorbiaceae family), and seafood.

Young people launch fireworks with the help of cannons in the form of a large bamboo tube lying on the ground, such a cannon is called fana pitu .

Video: A Tongan teenager prepares a fana pitu bamboo cannon for the 2010 New Year's fireworks. Here's how the cannon fires:

On January 1, people also go to the beach and swim, at this time in Tonga the hottest midsummer. On the night of January 1, the King of Tonga arranges a reception for his high-ranking guests.

Video: Tonga, Kiribati and the New Zealand possession of Chatham Island are the first to celebrate the New Year (Here is 2000, and thus, in this case, the new millennium):

The video below is a fragment of the special international TV program "Meeting of the Year 2000" (also known as "2000 Today"), which was broadcast throughout the day on December 31, 1999 around the world and was organized in cooperation with 60 TV broadcasters from different countries, including which included both public - British Broadcasting Corporation (British Broadcasting Corporation - BBC), Polish Television (Telewizja Polska - TVP), Australian Broadcasting Corporation (Australian Broadcasting Corporation - ABC), Spanish Television (Corporación de Radio y Televisión Española - RTVE) and Public broadcasting service in the USA (Public Broadcasting Service - PBS), and private - American Broadcasting Company in the USA (American Broadcasting Company - ABC), Japanese TV Asahi. Broadcast short excerpts from the program in Russia.

The program was a telethon, consisting of live broadcasts, showing how the countries of the world, one after another, met the new year 2000. Starting from the very first countries where the new day comes: the Kingdom of Tonga and the Republic of Kiribati, as well as the New Zealand possession - Chatham Islands.

So the last minutes 1999 . and meeting 2000 . in Tonga, Kiribati and Chatham Island.

It first shows how the then King of Tonga, Taufaahau Tupou IV, addresses his subjects with a welcoming speech, and the subjects pray (as part of the so-called "weekly prayer") and sing religious songs.

At the same time, dancers and singers from the neighboring Republic of Kiribati, who came to the Kiribati-owned and usually uninhabited Caroline Island Atoll, officially renamed the Millennium Island by the government of this republic in 1999, held a ceremony to welcome the new millennium and year, in the presence of the leadership of the republic and journalists. Caroline Atoll is the very first territory of Kiribati, where the New Year and the new day come. It is also the first territory in the world to have a new date, as The atoll lies next to the Dateline, or International Date Line. Until 1995, the atoll was one of the last places on earth to welcome a new day. The date line ran to the east, and thus Kiribati was a country where new and old days went simultaneously. Now all three time zones of Kiribati are in the zone of one current day, in other words, at the initiative of the government of Kiribati, the Date Line has been pushed back.

Kiribati dancers performed traditional dances during a televised ceremony mwaie as well as songs. In addition, a traditional canoe was launched into the water, driven by an old man and a boy, with a torch. The descent of the canoe symbolized the hope for a new journey - from the past to the future.

Also in the program it was shown how the year 2000 was met on the New Zealand possession - Chatham Island. There were both Europeans and representatives of the Maori - the indigenous population of the islands of New Zealand, who once inhabited Chatham.

For our video, the broadcast of the TV program “Meeting of the Year 2000” (“2000 Today”) was taken from the airs of Polish Television (Telewizja Polska - TVP, the broadcast was on the second TV channel of this broadcaster) and the American Broadcasting Company (American Broadcasting Company - ABC (USA). Comments, respectively, were in Polish and English.

This material is based on an article in the former government-run Tongan English-language newspaper Tonga Chronicle and an article from the Internet community Hubpages (in both cases translated from English by the site), as well as other sources;

Do you think New Year can be celebrated only once a year? You are wrong. In our country, due to the fact that Russia is territorially divided into several time zones, this can be done 11 times. Imagine, you can make 11 wishes that will surely come true, you just need to know in what order the Russians celebrate the New Year.

The sequence of the New Year in Russia

• The first wish can be safely made at 15.00. by Moscow time. It is at this time that the residents of Kamchatka raise their glasses and wish all the best to relatives and friends.
• At 16.00 they celebrate the New Year in the Magadan region and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
• AT 17:00. to the sound of the chiming clock, they burn a piece of paper with a cherished desire and drink it along with champagne in Vladivostok, Khabarovsk and Ussuriysk.
• At 18.00. this will be done in Chita, Blagoveshchensk, Transbaikalia and the Amur Region. At the same time, in Yakutia, the spirit of cold - Chyskhaan (our Grandfather Frost) fulfills all desires, for this you just need to touch his magic staff and say out loud.
• At 19.00 they celebrate the New Year in Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude and Buryatia.
• At 20.00. in the Krasnoyarsk, Altai Territories, Kemerovo, Tomsk, Novosibirsk regions, in the Republic of Tyva.
• 21.00. The next wish is made together with the inhabitants of the Omsk and Sverdlovsk regions.
• AT 22.00. the cities of Chelyabinsk, Tyumen, Perm, the Republic of Bashkortostan.
• 23.00. The New Year will reach Udmurtia, Samara and Tolyatti, in just one hour and he will reach Moscow.
• At 24.00. on Red Square, the chimes will strike, fireworks will thunder, the festivities will begin.
• But the holiday will hurry on, and at one in the morning it will come to the Kaliningrad region. So, there is a chance to make one more wish after 12 o'clock at night - at 01.00.

Russia is the only country in the world where such a number of times.

When other countries of the world are waiting for the New Year

In general, the population of the small island of Christmas (only 5.5 thousand people), which belongs to the Republic of Kiribati and the inhabitants of the capital of the kingdom on the edge of the earth (as tourists call it) - the city of Nukualofa, will be the first to meet the holiday on the globe.

Then, following the sequence, Chatham Island (+0.15), New Zealand and the South Pole in Antarctica (+1).

With an interval of one hour, the holiday will reach the island of Fiji (+2).

From there he will go to hot Australia (+3), where he is met with amazing fireworks and a grandiose musical show. The climate of the country allows you to spend a holiday in the open air. At exactly 12 o'clock local time in the cities of Australia, the noise of music stops and the buzz of car horns, whistles and screams is heard. This is how the inhabitants of the island celebrate the New Year and all the good that they hope to receive with its arrival.

When on January 1 in Moscow the clock hands show 6 in the morning, and at 12 o'clock, do not forget to say to relatives and friends: “Akemashite omedo!”, which means: happy new year, and give them a rake for happiness so that there is something to rake in happiness. This is exactly what the Japanese do on this day.

In China (+6) the New Year is celebrated according to its own special calendar, which can begin on one of the days of the end of January or the beginning of February. On this day, forgive and forget old grievances. The whole family gathers for a festive dinner, and processions of people holding lit lanterns take place in the streets. This is how they light the way for the New Year.

7 route of the holiday will pass through Indonesia,

8 celebrate the holiday in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. And although the locals celebrate the New Year in April, they arrange colorful fireworks and beach parties for tourists on New Year's Eve. Dinner includes lobster and king prawns.

Without breaking the sequence, other countries are waiting for the New Year - Pakistan (+9), Armenia, Azerbaijan (+10).
In Armenia, the holiday is celebrated as many as three times a year: March 21 (Amanor), August 11 (Navasard) and January 1. These days, close and dear people give each other gifts, tell fortunes and gather at a rich family table.

12 New Year is celebrated in Greece, Romania, Turkey, Israel, Finland.

13 in Belgium, Italy, France, Hungary, Sweden.

14 in the UK, Portugal.

16 in stunning Brazil.

17.30-20.30 in different parts of Canada and the USA.

23 in Alaska.

24 in the Hawaiian Islands.

Residents of the independent island state of Samoa will be the last to celebrate the New Year, at this time it will be January 2 on Christmas Island!

All countries of the world celebrate the New Year in different ways. But for everyone this day is the most special and the most magical. It personifies the opportunity to leave everything bad in the past and gives hope for happiness!

messe_de_minuit - 12/31/2010 The people of the Fiji Islands are the first to celebrate the New Year. The islands are located at 180 degrees east, where the international conditional date change boundary passes. east of the international conditional date change boundary. For example, residents of the islands of Samoa, Phoenix, etc.

Nowhere in the world is the New Year celebrated as often as on the Indonesian island of Bali. The fact is that a year in Bali lasts only 210 days. The main attribute of the festival is multi-colored rice, from which long ribbons, often two meters high, are baked...

Muslims use the lunar calendar, so the date of the New Year for Muslims shifts 11 days forward each year. In Iran, the New Year is celebrated on March 21. A few weeks before the New Year, people plant grains of wheat or barley in a small dish. By the New Year, the grains sprout, which symbolizes the beginning of spring and the new year of life.

Hindus celebrate the New Year in different ways depending on where they live. It is not so easy for a resident of India to determine what year is coming. Four eras are celebrated in India: Salivaha, Vikramditya, Jaina and Buddha. In the south of India, the New Year is celebrated in March, in the north of the country - in April, in the west - at the end of October, and in the state of Kerala - either in July or August. The inhabitants of northern India adorn themselves with flowers of pink, red, purple, or white hues. In south India, mothers place sweets, flowers, small gifts on a special tray. On the morning of the new year, children should wait with their eyes closed until they are led to the tray. In central India, orange flags are hung on buildings. In western India, small lights are lit on rooftops. In the New Year, Hindus think of the goddess of wealth, Lakshmi.

The Jewish New Year is called Rosh Hashanah. This is a holy time when people think about the sins they have committed and promise to atone for them next year with good deeds. Children are given new clothes. People bake bread and eat fruits.

Chinese New Year is celebrated between January 17 and February 19, during the new moon. Street processions are the most exciting part of the holiday. Thousands of lanterns are lit during the processions to light the way for the New Year. The Chinese believe that the new year is surrounded by evil spirits. Therefore, they scare them away with firecrackers and firecrackers. Sometimes the Chinese seal windows and doors with paper to keep out evil spirits.

In Japan, New Year is celebrated on January 1st. Mandatory is the custom of seeing off the Old Year, which includes organizing receptions and visiting restaurants. At the beginning of the new year, the Japanese begin to laugh. They believe that laughter will bring them good luck in the coming year. On the first New Year's Eve, it is customary to visit the temple. In temples, 108 bells are beaten. With each blow, according to the Japanese, all the bad things go away, which should not be repeated in the New Year. To keep out evil spirits, the Japanese hang bundles of straw in front of their houses, which they believe brings good luck. In houses, rice cakes are placed in a conspicuous place, on top of which tangerines are placed, symbolizing happiness, health and longevity. In Japan, the European Christmas tree is furnished with exotic plants that grow on the islands.

In Korea, after the New Year's Eve, festivities begin on the village streets, during which girls always compete in high jumps.

In Vietnam, the New Year is called Tet. He is met between January 21 and February 19. The exact date of the holiday varies from year to year. The Vietnamese believe that a god lives in every house, and on New Year's Eve this god goes to heaven to tell how each member of the family spent the past year. The Vietnamese once believed that God floated on the back of a carp fish. Nowadays, on New Year's Eve, the Vietnamese sometimes buy live carp, and then release it into a river or pond. They also believe that the first person to enter their home in the New Year will bring good or bad luck in the coming year.

In Mongolia, the New Year is celebrated at the Christmas tree, although the Mongolian Santa Claus comes to the kids in a cattle breeder costume. On New Year's holiday, sports competitions, games, tests of dexterity and courage are held.

Burma celebrates the New Year in April when the tropical downpours end. As a sign of gratitude to nature, the Burmese pour water on each other and wish them a Happy New Year.

In Haiti, the New Year is the beginning of a new life and therefore is considered the most beloved holiday. By the New Year, Haitians are trying to thoroughly clean their homes, repair furniture or replace it with new ones, and also make peace with those with whom they have quarreled.

In Kenya, it is customary to celebrate the New Year on the water. Kenyans on this day bathe in rivers, lakes, in the Indian Ocean, ride boats, sing and have fun.

In Sudan, it is necessary to celebrate the New Year on the banks of the Nile, then all wishes will come true.

In Panama, on New Year's Eve, unimaginable noise rises, cars honk, people scream ... According to an ancient belief, noise scares away evil spirits.

The Navajo Indians of North America have preserved the custom of celebrating the New Year by a huge fire in a forest clearing. They dance in white clothes, their faces are painted white, in their hands are sticks with balls of feathers at the ends. The dancers try to be closer to the fire, and when the balls flare up, they rejoice. But then sixteen of the strongest men appear, they carry a bright red ball and, to the music, pull it up with a rope to the top of a high pillar. Everyone is shouting: A new Sun is born!

The United States celebrates the New Year pompously, colorfully and enthusiastically - in anticipation of gifts from Santa Claus. America breaks all records for greeting cards and Christmas gifts every year.

In Cuba, the clock only strikes 11 times on New Year's Day. Since the 12th stroke falls on New Year's Eve, the clock is given a rest and calmly celebrate the holiday with everyone. In Cuba, before the onset of the New Year, all the dishes that are in the house are filled with water, and after midnight they throw it out into the street, wishing that the New Year was as clear and clean as water.

Latin America accompanies the New Year's Eve with street carnivals, theatrical performances of a mass character.

In Australia, travel agencies for the New Year offer: shows with Polynesian dances and natives, representatives of Australia's oldest culture; a walk through a glass tunnel, laid in the water column, to view the inhabitants of the underwater world of Australia: sharks, rays, turtles, coral reef inhabitants and other marine animals.

Western Europe: celebrates the New Year with elements of choral singing, a lit up elegant Christmas tree and luxurious gifts.

In Scotland and Wales, at the last second of the old year, the doors are supposed to open wide to let the Old Year out and the New Year in!

In Scotland, on New Year's Eve, they set fire to a barrel of resin and roll this barrel through the streets. The Scots consider it a symbol of the burning of the Old Year. After that, the road to the New Year is open. It is believed that the first person to enter the house after the onset of the New Year brings good luck or bad luck. A dark-haired man with a gift - fortunately.

In Wales, going to visit the New Year, you should grab a piece of coal and throw it into the fireplace kindled on New Year's Eve. This testifies to the friendly intentions of the guests who came.

In France, on New Year's Eve, they bake bean into gingerbread. And the best New Year's gift to a fellow villager is a wheel.

In Sweden, on New Year's Eve, it is customary to break dishes at the neighbors' doors.

For Italians, every New Year requires paying off debts, and secondly, parting with unnecessary rubbish. On the night of January 1, it is customary to throw out old furniture, empty bottles, etc. from the windows of apartments, so it is not safe to be on the streets at this time.

Residents of Greece, going on a visit to celebrate the New Year, take with them a stone that they throw at the threshold of a hospitable house. If the stone is heavy, they say: "Let the wealth of the owner be heavy, like this stone." And if the stone is small, then they wish: "Let the thorn in the owner's eye be as small as this stone."

In the houses of Bulgaria, as midnight approaches on December 31, the lights are extinguished for three minutes and the time for New Year's kisses begins, the secret of which is preserved by darkness.

In Romania, it is customary to bake small surprises in New Year's pies - coins, porcelain figurines, rings, hot pepper pods. The ring found in the cake means that the New Year will bring a lot of happiness. And a pod of pepper will cheer everyone around.

The peoples of the North are the most interesting, unexpected, festive. New Year's Eve turns here into the personification of a feeling of immense joy, the friendliness of the holiday. This is a fair-sale, this is sports, this is folklore with the presence of a Christmas tree and Santa Claus, who is the keeper of secrets and surprises on this New Year's Eve

By the way, here's something else worth noting

One of the most joyful holidays is approaching - the New Year. Where on the planet will meet the New Year 2010 first?

- Time zone UTC+14 - Kiritimati Islands, Kiribas

The first territory to celebrate the New Year will be the Christmas Islands (Christmas isl.), the chain of islands of Kiritimati (Kiritimati), the state of Kiribati (Kiribati-pronounced as Kiribas).

The state of Kiribas (also called the Gilbert Islands) is located in the central part of the Pacific Ocean and stretches from the eastern to the western hemisphere.

Until 2004, the Date Change Line - approximately passing along the 180 meridian - divided the state of Kiribas (Kiribati) into 2 different dates, when the islands in the western part of the state were ahead of the time of the eastern part by 24 hours.

In 2005, the government of Kiribas (Kiribati) decided to move the Date Line several thousand kilometers to the east, thereby collecting all of its 3 time zones on one side of the Date Line (roughly like the eastern part of Chukotka, located in the Western Hemisphere).

After this decision, the eastern islands of Kiribati (Kiribati) moved from the time zones of the Western Hemisphere GMT-10 and GMT-11 (the “-” sign displays the time behind Greenwich Mean Time by 10 and 11 hours) to new time zones - GMT + 13 and GMT + 14 ("+" means 13 and 14 hours ahead of GMT).

Previously, all territories located in the region of the 180th meridian (Chukotka, New Zealand, Fiji) could be conditionally considered the first to celebrate the New Year.

In today's world of Daylight Savings Time and the shift of the Kiribas National Date Line, the arrangements of the clock hands on New Year's Eve have changed a bit.

So, when the Christmas Islands (Christmas isl.) will 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 on the morning of December 31st. It is not difficult to add 14 hours difference from the Christmas Islands (Christmas isl.) to 10 o'clock in the morning in Greenwich time - to get midnight - New Year's Eve in Kiritimati (Kiritimati).

- Time zone UTC+13:45 - Chatham Islands, New Zealand

15 minutes after the arrival of the New Year on the islands of Kiritimati (Kiritimati) - the second in line for the celebration of the New Year will be the islands of Chatham, New Zealand. These islands are 12h45 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time. Taking into account summer time in the southern hemisphere, they are 13h45 ahead of Greenwich Mean Time at the time of the meeting of the New Year 2010.

- Time zone UTC + 13 - New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga, Phoenix Islands

In third place in New Year's Eve (or 13 hours ahead of GMT) are New Zealand (DST), Fiji (DST), Tonga (all year round 13 hours ahead of GMT) and the Phoenix Islands, already the mentioned state of Kiribas (Kiribati).

So, when there is a meeting of the New Year in Wellington, the time in Kamchatka and Chukotka will be 23 hours, in Magadan - 22 hours, in Vladivostok and Sakhalin - 21 hours, in Moscow - 14 hours, in London - 11 am, in New York - 6 am, in Los Angeles - 3:00 am December 31st.

NEW YEAR COMES TO RUSSIA

— Russia time zone MSK +9 (UTC+12) — Kamchatka, Chukotka

The fourth place (or with a difference of 12 hours from GMT) in the celebration of the New Year 2010 falls on Chukotka and Kamchatka, the islands of Nauru, Tuvalu, the Marshall Islands, and the last is the third time zone of the state of Kiribas (Kiribati) - with the capital Tarawa.

When there will be a meeting of the New Year in Anadyr and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the time will be 11 pm in Magadan, 10 pm in Vladivostok and Sakhalin, 3 pm in Moscow, 12 am in London, 7 am in New York, 4 am in Los Angeles, in Hawaii - 2:00 am on December 31st.

Residents of Honolulu (Hawaii) will celebrate the New Year 22 hours later than the residents of Chukotka and Kamchatka. Next, the New Year will come to Norfolk Island (Australia) - which is 30 minutes ahead of Sydney time.

— Russia time zone MSK +8 (UTC+11) — Magadan

New Year in Magadan coincides with New Year in the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Vanuatu and the main 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 11 p.m., in Moscow - 4 p.m., in London - 1 p.m., in New York - 8 a.m., in Los Angeles - 5 a.m., in Hawaii - 3 a.m. on December 31.

— 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, 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 will celebrate the New Year, the time in Beijing will be 11 pm, in Moscow - 6 pm, in London - 3 pm, in New York - 10 am, in Los Angeles - 7 am, in Hawaii - 5 am on December 31.

— 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 will celebrate the New Year, the time in Moscow will be 19:00, in London - 16:00, in New York - 11:00 in the morning, in Los Angeles - 8:00 in the morning, in Hawaii - 6:00 in the morning on December 31.

In the Kiritimati Islands it will already be 6 am on January 1, 2010, and in New Zealand it will be 5 am on January 1, 2010.

— Russia time zone MSK +4 (UTC+7) — Krasnoyarsk, Kemerovo, Kyzyl

New Year in Krasnoyarsk and Kemerovo coincides with New Year in Thailand, Laos, Vietnam.

When Krasnoyarsk celebrates the New Year, the time in Moscow will be 20:00, in London - 17:00, in New York - 12:00 in the afternoon, in Los Angeles - 9:00 in the morning, in Hawaii - 7:00 in the morning on December 31.

In the Kiritimati Islands it will already be 7 am on January 1, 2010, and in New Zealand it will be 6 am 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 islands of Diego Garcia (Indian Ocean), Bhutan, Astana.

When Novosibirsk and Omsk will 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 in the morning, in Hawaii - 8:00 in the morning on December 31.

In the Kiritimati Islands it will already be 8 am January 1, 2010, in New Zealand - 7 am January 1, 2010, in Sydney - 5 am January 1, 2010.

When the New Year will be 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 p.m., Los Angeles - 10:15 am, Hawaii - 8:15 am December 31st.

After Nepal, the New Year will come to India and Sri Lanka, which are 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.

When the New Year will be celebrated in Delhi and Mumbai, the time in New Zealand will be 7:30 on January 1, in Vladivostok it will be 4:30 in the morning, in Beijing - 2:30 on January 1, in Moscow it will be 21:30 on December 31, in London - 18:30, in New York - 13:30 in Los Angeles - 10:30 in the morning, in Hawaii - 8:30 in the morning on December 31.

— Russia time zone MSK +2 (UTC+5) — Yekaterinburg, 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 will 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 in the morning, in Hawaii - 9:00 in the morning on December 31.

On the islands of Kiritimati (Kiritimati) it will already be 9 am on January 1, 2010, in New Zealand - 8 am on January 1, 2010, in Kamchatka and Chukotka - 7 am on January 1, 2010.

— Russia time zone MSK +1 (UTC+4) — Izhevsk, Samara, Togliatti

New Year in Izhevsk and Samara coincides with New Year in Dubai, Seychelles, about. Mauritius.

When Izhevsk and Samara will 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 in the afternoon, in Hawaii - 10:00 in the morning on December 31.

On the islands of Kiritimati (Kiritimati) it will already be 10 am on January 1, 2010, in New Zealand - 9 am on January 1, 2010, in 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 will 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 in the morning on December 31st.

On the islands of Kiritimati (Kiritimati) 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

New Year in Kaliningrad coincides with 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 islands of Kiritimati (Kiritimati) it will already be 12 noon on January 1, 2010, in New Zealand - 11 am on January 1, 2010, in Kamchatka and Chukotka - 10 am on January 1, 2010, in Sydney - 9 am on January 1, 2010, in Vladivostok - 8 am 1 January 2010.

- UTC + 1 time zone - France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Norway

When Paris and Rome celebrate the New Year, the time in London will be 11 p.m., in New York - 6 p.m., in Los Angeles - 3 p.m., in Hawaii - 1 p.m. on December 31st.

On the islands of Kiritimati (Kiritimati) 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 in the morning on January 1, 2010, in Sydney - 10:00 in the morning on January 1, 2010, in Vladivostok - 9:00 in the morning on January 1 2010.

- UTC time zone - United Kingdom, Iceland, Portugal, Canary Islands.

When London and Lisbon will 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 islands of Kiritimati (Kiritimati) 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 in the morning on January 1, 2010, in Vladivostok - 10:00 in the morning on January 1, 2010 .

Next, the New Year will come in the islands of Cape Verde and Azores (UTC-1), which are 1 hour behind Greenwich Mean Time; in the Brazilian cities of Rio de Janeiro and San Raulo (UTC-2) - 2 hours behind GMT, Chile and Argentina (UTC-3) - 3 hours behind GMT; about. Newfoundland (Canada), which is 3h30 behind Greenwich Mean Time (UTC-3:30); Halifax (Canada), Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico (UTC-4); Venezuela - which is 4h30 behind Greenwich Mean Time (UTC-4:30);

- Time zone UTC-5 - New York, Cuba, Panama

When New York and Havana will celebrate the New Year, the time in Los Angeles will be 21:00, in Hawaii - 19:00 on December 31st.

On the islands of Kiritimati (Kiritimati) it will already be 19:00 January 1, 2010, in New Zealand - 18:00 January 1, 2010, in Kamchatka and Chukotka - 17:00 January 1, 2010, in Sydney - 16:00 January 1, 2010, in Vladivostok - 15:00 January 1, 2010, in Moscow - 8 am January 1, 2010, in London - 5 am January 1, 2010.

- Time zone UTC-6 - Chicago, Houston, Mexico City

When Chicago and Houston will 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 (Kiritimati) it will already be 20:00 January 1, 2010, in New Zealand - 19:00 January 1, 2010, in Kamchatka and Chukotka - 18:00 January 1, 2010, in Sydney - 17:00 January 1, 2010, in Vladivostok - 16:00 January 1, 2010, in Moscow - 9 am January 1, 2010, in London - 6 am January 1, 2010.

- Time zone UTC-7 - Denver, Albuquerque, Calgary

When Denver and Calgary (Canada) will celebrate the New Year, the time in Los Angeles will be 23h, in Hawaii - 21h on December 31st.

On the islands of Kiritimati (Kiritimati) it will already be 21:00 January 1, 2010, in New Zealand - 20:00 January 1, 2010, in Kamchatka and Chukotka - 19:00 January 1, 2010, in Sydney - 18:00 January 1, 2010, in Vladivostok - 17:00 January 1, 2010, in Moscow - 10 am January 1, 2010, in London - 7 am January 1, 2010.

- Time zone UTC-8 - Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Las Vegas, Vancouver, about. Pitcairn

When Los Angeles and Vancouver will celebrate the New Year, the time in Hawaii will be 22h on December 31, the time in Samoa and Niue (Niue) will be 21h on December 31st.

On the islands of Kiritimati (Kiritimati) it will already be 22:00 January 1, 2010, in New Zealand - 21:00 January 1, 2010, in Kamchatka and Chukotka - 20:00 January 1, 2010, in Sydney - 19:00 January 1, 2010, in Vladivostok - 18:00 January 1, 2010, in Moscow - 11 am January 1, 2010, in London - 8 am January 1, 2010.

- Time zone UTC-9 - Anchorage (Alaska)

When Anchorage celebrates the New Year, the time in Hawaii will be 23h on December 31st, the time in Samoa and Niue will be 22h on December 31st.

On the islands of Kiritimati (Kiritimati) it will already be 23h January 1, 2010, in New Zealand - 22h January 1, 2010, in Kamchatka and Chukotka - 21h January 1, 2010, in Sydney - 20h January 1, 2010, in Vladivostok - 19h January 1, 2010, in Moscow - 12 noon January 1, 2010, in London - 9 am January 1, 2010.

- Time zone UTC-10 - Hawaii, Cook Islands, Tahiti

When Honolulu and Papeete will celebrate the New Year, the time in the islands of Samoa and Niue (Niue) will be 23h on December 31st.

On the islands of Kiritimati (Kiritimati) it will already be midnight on January 1-2, 2010, in New Zealand - 23h January 1, 2010, in Kamchatka and Chukotka - 22h January 1, 2010, in Sydney - 21h January 1, 2010, in Vladivostok - 20h January 1, 2010, in Moscow - 1 pm January 1, 2010, in London - 10 am January 1, 2010.

— Time zone UTC-11 — Samoa (Apia), American Samoa (Pago), Niue (Niue), Midway

The latest territories to say goodbye to the old 2009 and welcome the New Year 2010 will be Samoa and American Samoa, Niue and Midway Atoll.

When Samoa and Niue will celebrate the New Year, the time on the islands of Kiritimati (Kiritimati) 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 - 23 hours on January 1, 2010, in Sydney - 22 hours 1 January 2010, in Vladivostok - 21:00 January 1, 2010, in Moscow - 14:00 January 1, 2010, in London - 11:00 am January 1, 2010.

Alexander Krivenyshev (World Time Zone)

Based on materials http://www.deita.ru/?news,142424

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 Christmas tree, look forward to the chiming clock and the New Year. Already in the hands of glasses of champagne - the long-awaited moment is about to come. In these seconds, someone makes wishes, and someone exchanges funny jokes with neighbors, and now it has come - the New Year!

The whole vast country is celebrating his arrival. Have you ever thought about who is still the first to celebrate the New Year 2020, to whom the first Santa Claus or Santa Claus will send his reindeer team in the first place? And who had already met him long before us? It is quite interesting who will celebrate the New Year a few hours after you, and who in general will be the last to meet it on this planet. Let's look at this interesting moment of the holiday from the height of the flight of satellites and Santa Clauses.

Residents of which countries are the first to celebrate the New Year 2020?

As it turned out, the inhabitants of Line Island, located in the state of Kiribati, are the first to begin to congratulate each other on the New Year. This country is part of the Christmas Islands. Kiribati is in the earliest time zone UTC + 14, it is worth noting that the island completely coincides with Hawaii in hours, but the difference is a whole day. Thus, it turns out that when it is midnight on December 30 in Hawaii, it is already midnight on December 31 on Line Island. Also, among the first to celebrate the New Year are the inhabitants of the city of Nuku'alofa, which is also located in Oceania. Next in line will be New Zealand, which is in the UTC+13:45 time zone, followed by Phoenix, Tonga and Fiji, which are 13 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.

When is the 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 the Russians have a great opportunity to celebrate the New Year nine times. Residents of Magadan, Kamchatka and Petropavlovka are the first to fill their glasses and light sparklers. They have a New Year on December 31 at 16.00 Moscow time, while Muscovites are just starting to put dishes on the festive table. Further, at 17.00 Moscow time, everyone living in Khabarovsk, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Vladivostok and Ussuriysk begins the celebration of the New Year.

And so every hour the inhabitants of one or another territory of Russia fill their glasses and say 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. We 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 the inhabitants of Kaliningrad - this is the last city in Russia where the New Year is coming.

When is the New Year according to the Chinese calendar?

The Chinese celebrate this holiday differently than we do - December 31st. They adhere to the lunar calendar, according to which the New Year will not come 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 are preparing especially diligently and diligently for the coming of the New Year. First of all, the Chinese thoroughly clean their house, 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 from scratch and not owe anyone. Important for the people of China 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 made from these ingredients will help appease the White Metal Rat, the patron saint of 2020.
Of course, these are far from all the traditions of Chinese culture, but they can be called fundamental.

Finally

It doesn’t matter which calendar you prefer to meet 2020 and what traditions you follow, the main thing is a good mood and faith in the best. Try to ensure that there is no place for conflicts, quarrels and talk about troubles and troubles at the festive table. Greet your guests with a smile, willingly thank everyone who will present you with New Year's gifts, and completely plunge into 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 2020, the main thing is that everyone celebrates it well.