The New Year celebration is the last big event of the year.Everyone celebrates new year so excitedly.A new year celebration is a global event with different types of celebration.Lets take a look at the countries that celebrate New Year first and last:

The Pacific island of Tonga will be the first place to celebrate the New Year 2023 where January 1 begins at 10 am GMT or 3:30 pm IST on December 31. The small Pacific island nations of Tonga, Samoa and Kiribati are the first countries to welcome New Year and lead the world through New Year's celebrations that will follow all over the world.

Which country celebrates New Year last?

After travelling all around the world, the New Year eventually comes full circle. The uninhabited islands of Howland and Baker Islands, near the United States, are the last places on earth to celebrate New Year. They ring in the New Year at 12 pm GMT or 5:30 pm IST on 1 January.

When it’s midnight (UTC+14) on New Year’s Day in Kiritimati, Kiribati, it’s only 9 pm in Sydney, Australia. In London, England, it’s only 10 am on December 31, so they would still have to wait 14 more hours to usher in NYE. In the United States, it’s 5 am in New York, 4 am in Chicago, and the middle of the afternoon (2 am) in Los Angeles on December 31.

Ottawa, Ontario celebrates at the same time as New York City at 5 am. Mexico City, Mexico celebrates the same time as Belize City, Belize in South America and Chicago in the U.S. (4 am).

South America

If you’re in South America, It’s only 7 am in Rio de Janeiro on December 31 and only 4 am in Belize City when 12 am in Kiritimati.

Africa

When it’s Midnight on New Year’s Day in Kiritimati, Kiribati, it’s 11 am in Lagos, Nigeria the day before. In Cairo, Egypt, it’s noon on NYE.

In Asia

It’s 6 pm in Shanghai, China when it’s midnight on January 1 in Kiritimati. In Karachi, Pakistan, it’s 3 pm on NYE, and in Tokyo, Japan it’s 7 pm.

Kiribati temperature on New Year’s Even is much warmer than in some parts of Europe and North America. It’s usually between 25-30 degrees Celsius (77-86 Fahrenheit), so you could probably vacation here and indulge in snorkeling, swimming or fishing, and golfing on NYE.