Due to different time zones, the time of the new year may differ from ours by as much as 25 hours. From this article you will learn when the New Year begins in different countries of the world and what are the features of the celebration in some countries.
The very first to celebrate the New Year are the residents of the island of Kiritimati, which is part of the Christmas Islands, as well as the residents of the city of Nuku'alofa (the capital of the Kingdom of Tonga). These islands are located in Oceania
+0.15 — Chatham Island (New Zealand), located away from the main islands of New Zealand, celebrates the New Year second. It has a special time zone
+1.00 — Then the New Year comes in New Zealand. At the same time, he was also met by polar explorers from the South Pole in Antarctica
+2.00 — Residents of extreme eastern Russia (Anadyr, Kamchatka), the Fiji Islands and some other Pacific islands (Nauru, Tuvalu, etc.) celebrate next.
+2.30 — Norfolk Island (Australia)
+3.00 — Part of eastern Australia (Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra) and some Pacific islands (Vanuatu, Micronesia, Solomon Islands, etc.)
Australia is worth talking about separately. In Sydney there is always a huge celebration. On New Year's Eve, the city looks like a brightly decorated Christmas tree, with branches sagging from the decorations. Numerous fireworks scatter in the sky over Sydney, which are visible from a distance of 16-20 kilometers from the city. 
After a festive night, Australians often go somewhere outdoors, as the climate always allows it
+3.30 — South Australia (Adelaide)
+4.00 — Queensland state in Australia (Brisbane), part of Russia (Vladivostok) and some islands (Papua New Guinea, Mariana Islands)
+4.30 — Northern Territories of Australia (Darwin)
+5.00 — Japan and Korea
In Japan, New Year is celebrated on January 1st. The custom of seeing off the Old Year with lavish receptions and visits to restaurants is obligatory. As the New Year begins, the Japanese begin to laugh. They believe that laughter brings them good luck in the new year. On the first New Year's Eve, it is customary to visit the temple, where the bell is struck 108 times. With each blow, everything bad goes away, and will not happen again in the New Year. Among New Year's accessories, good luck amulets - miniature rakes - are popular. Every Japanese person definitely buys them so that they have something to rake in happiness for the New Year. Bamboo rakes - kumade - are made from 10 cm to 1.5 meters in size and are decorated with rich paintings. Rice cakes and tangerines are placed prominently in homes to symbolize happiness, health and longevity. 
+6.00 — China, part of Southeast Asia and the remaining territories of Australia
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 burning to illuminate the path to the New Year. The Chinese believe that the New Year is surrounded by evil spirits. Therefore, they scare them away with firecrackers and firecrackers. New Year in China is strictly a family holiday, so everyone strives to spend it with their loved ones. In the evening, each family gathers in the living room for a festive dinner. During this dinner, which took place under the sign of the unity of the clan, and above all the unity of its living and deceased members, its participants eat dishes that are first offered to the spirits of their ancestors. At the same time, family members forgive each other old grievances 
+7.00 — Indonesia and the rest of Southeast Asia
+7.30 — Myanmar
+8.00 — Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Part of Russia (Novosibirsk, Omsk)
+8.15 — Nepal
+8.30 - India
In India, New Year is celebrated in different ways. In one part of the country, the holiday is considered open when a paper kite is struck by a flaming arrow. In northern India, people decorate themselves with flowers in shades of pink, red, purple, or white. Mothers of southern India place sweets, flowers and small gifts on a special tray, and on the morning of the New Year, children are led to the tray with their eyes closed 
+9.00 — Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and part of Russia (Ekaterinburg, Ufa).
+9.30 — Afghanistan
+10.00 — Armenia, Azerbaijan, part of Russia (Samara), some islands in the Indian Ocean.
+10.30 — Iran
+11.00 — Part of East Asia, part of Africa, part of Russia (Moscow, St. Petersburg)
+12.00 — Eastern Europe (Romania, Greece, Ukraine, etc.), Turkey, Israel, Finland, part of Africa.
In Finland, families gather around a New Year's table full of varied dishes. Children expect a huge basket of gifts from Joulupukki, the name of the Finnish Father Frost. On New Year's Eve, Finns often tell fortunes, trying to find out their future. 
In Greece, New Year is St. Basil's Day. Saint Basil was known for his kindness, and Greek children leave their shoes by the fireplace in the hope that Saint Basil will fill the shoes with gifts. It is also customary here to launch fireworks into the sky. In the photo there are New Year's fireworks over the Acropolis 
+13.00 — Western and Central Europe (Belgium, Italy, France, Hungary, Sweden, etc.), part of Africa.
As soon as the New Year begins, Italians rush to get rid of things that have already served their purpose, sometimes throwing them straight out of the window or burning them. In Italy, the custom of bringing clean water from a spring on the first morning of the new year has been preserved, as it is believed that water brings happiness. 
The French, even before Christmas, hang a branch of mistletoe over the door of their houses, believing that it will bring good luck next year. They decorate the whole house with flowers and always put them on the table. In every house they try to place a model depicting the scene of the birth of Christ. According to tradition, a good winemaker should clink glasses with a barrel of wine on New Year’s Eve, congratulate it on the holiday and drink to the future harvest. 
+14.00 — Prime Meridian (Greenwich), Great Britain, Portugal, part of Africa
Let's move on to the UK. The ringing of a bell announces the New Year in England. The British have a tradition of letting the old year out of the house. Before the bell rings, they open the back doors of houses, and then open the front doors to let in the New Year. New Year's gifts in the English family circle are distributed according to the old tradition - by drawing lots. 
+15.00 — Azores
+16.00 - Brazil
On New Year's Eve, residents of Rio de Janeiro go to the ocean and bring gifts to the Goddess of the Sea Yemanja. Traditionally, Brazilians dress in white clothes, which symbolizes a plea for peace addressed to the Goddess of the Sea. Believers bring all kinds of gifts to the goddess: flowers, perfumes, mirrors, jewelry. Gifts are placed in small boats and sent out to sea as a sign of gratitude for the past year and as a request for protection in the coming year. Notice how many people gathered on Rio beach to watch the fireworks display 
+17.00 - Argentina and parts of eastern South America
+17.30 — Newfoundland Island (Canada)
+18.00 - Eastern Canada, many Caribbean islands, parts of South America
+19.00 — Eastern parts of Canada (Ottawa) and the USA (Washington, New York), western part of South America.
USA. In New York, in Times Square, the traditional ceremonial descent of the famous Ball, sparkling with thousands of neon lights, takes place.
+20.00 — Central parts of Canada and the USA (Chicago, Houston), Mexico and most Latin American countries.
+21.00 — Part of Canada (Edmonton, Calgary) and the USA (Denver, Phoenix, Salt Lake City)
+22.00 — Western parts of Canada (Vancouver, and the USA (Los Angeles, San Francisco)
+23.00 — State of Alaska (USA)
+23.30 — Marquesas Islands as part of French Polynesia
+24.00 — Hawaiian Islands (USA), Tahiti and Cook Islands
+25.00 — Residents of Samoa are the last to celebrate the New Year
This is how the New Year is celebrated in a big way all over the world, in different countries in different ways, but everywhere there is a common feature - you need to celebrate it cheerfully and on a grand scale
Residents of the Far East are the first to celebrate the New Year in Russia. The time difference with Moscow for cities such as Magadan and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is 7 hours. While we are still at work, they are already celebrating the New Year in full.
The luckiest people, so to speak, are the inhabitants of the peninsula Kamchatka, as well as the population Chukotsky Autonomous Okrug. The time difference between the capital of Russia, Moscow, and the above-mentioned territorial units is as much as 9 hours! That is, when most of Russia is still preparing for the main celebration of the year, the residents of Kamchatka and Chukotka are already celebrating the New Year in full force))
In the east of our country. In the Far East, these are the cities of Khabarovsk, Vladivostok, etc. The difference with Moscow is 7 hours, i.e. in the Far East, the New Year is celebrated seven hours earlier than Moscow.
New Year comes earlier by Far East, and this is first of all Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky the difference with Moscow is 9 hours, then Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Magadan, Khabarovsk, Vladivostok time difference 7 hours.
So what happens Kamchatka the very first.
When everyone is just preparing for the New Year, the tables are set, Kamchatka accepts congratulations from the President.
The New Year comes faster in those regions that are located in the easternmost part of Russia. In order to find out which time zone is the most distant from Moscow, you need to look at the time zone map.
The map shows that the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug (Anadyr) and the Kamchatka Territory (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky) are the most remote and the difference with Moscow is 9 hours. So, it is in these parts that the New Year is celebrated 9 hours earlier than in Moscow.
Residents of the Russian Federation celebrate the New Year before anyone else Kamchatka Peninsula(Kamchatka region) and Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. These two subjects of the Russian Federation have a time difference with Moscow of 9 hours and this is the largest time difference in Russia with the capital of Russia, Moscow, and therefore it is there that the New Year is celebrated first in Russia.
The first to celebrate next year are the residents of Vladivostok (7 hours difference from Moscow), Khabarovsk, Magadan - they also have a 7 hour difference, we haven’t sat down at the table yet, and they are already drunk)).
In Siberia there is a 5 hour difference, then Norilsk (4 hours difference) and then the Urals (2 hours difference from Moscow)
In the extreme east, in the Far East, it comes earlier... the further east the territory is located, the earlier). The easternmost (inhabited) points of Russia are located on the island of Sakhalin, as I understand it... or on the islands of the Kuril chain (exactly those that the Japanese dispute), and on the Kamchatka Peninsula. And among the cities - in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky - there the time difference with Moscow is nine hours (for Russia this difference is maximum), which means that the New Year will come first in these cities - nine hours earlier, than (for example) in Moscow.
Happy New Year!
Residents of the Kamchatka Peninsula are the first to celebrate the New Year in Russia. Since this peninsula is located in the easternmost part of our vast country. All regions that are in this time zone celebrate the New Year first.
Well, if we take into account space, then most likely they are the first on the planet to celebrate the New Year.
Everyone knows that due to its enormous size, Russia has 11 time zones. And those regions and cities that are located in the very east of Sirana and live, so to speak, 9 hours earlier. That is, when they celebrate the New Year, it is only three o’clock in the afternoon in Moscow. This is Kamchatka, in particular Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsk, Anadyr and others.
Which countries are the first to celebrate the New Year and New Day? These are the Kingdom of Tonga, the Republic of Kiribati, and the New Zealand possession of Chatham Island.
Let's talk about this in more detail.
Time zone map.
Time zone map.
On the far left and right sides of the map is the Dateline (or (otherwise) International Date Line).
It is crossed (at the bottom of the map, not far from Australia) by the Republic of Kiribati. Kiribati, due to its extent, is located 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 entirely the first to celebrate the New Year and a new day all year round. Tonga does not switch between winter and summer time, as New Zealand does (winter New Zealand 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 of Chatham Island (with its winter time: plus 12 hours 45 minutes) celebrates the New Year just 15 minutes after Tonga.
Kingdom of Tonga()- this is the only country in the world that is entirely the first to celebrate the New Year and year-round - the new day b.
The Tonga government organ, the Tonga Chronicle newspaper (published from 1964 to 2009), in its issue dated 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 New Day:
“Until the end of the 19th century, the world did not have a time zone system. But as the network of railways and regular shipping lines expanded, the need to somehow coordinate their schedules became obvious. As a result, the major trading nations began to discuss the introduction of standard time and standard time in 1870 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. The meridian, located 180° (12 hours ahead of Greenwich) became the basis for the so-called. The Dateline, in which countries to the west of it entered the next day, while countries to the east still remained on the previous day. (The following countries participated in the Washington International Meridian Conference, which developed a time zone system for the whole world and established the International Date Line: Austria-Hungary, Brazilian Empire, Venezuela, German Empire, Guatemala, Denmark, 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 website).
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 entities, 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 from the South Pole... so as not to separate Chatham Island, now New Zealand. Raoul, Sunday, now New Zealand . site), the Kingdom of Tonga, the Fiji-owned Lau Archipelago, similar to the North and South Islands of New Zealand... Similar deviations in the implementation of the International Date Line were agreed upon in the Northern Hemisphere, so as not to separate territories in terms of dates in Eastern Siberia ( This means the Far North of Russia. Note..
In theory, standard time should never be more than 12 hours ahead or behind Greenwich Time. But the permissible deviation, according to the decisions of the mentioned conference 1884 placed Tonga 13 hours ahead of Greenwich Time. In turn, New Zealand and Fiji found themselves in a zone 12 hours ahead of Greenwich Time, and Western Samoa 11 hours behind Greenwich Time.
But until 1941, Tonga did not adhere to its own local time, which was supposed to be 13 hours ahead of Greenwich 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.
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 13 hours ahead of Greenwich Time (which would be 50 minutes ahead of New Zealand time).
His Majesty, the future King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, became king in 1965 ., and ruled until 2006. Note site), then known as Crown Prince Tungi, chose in this regard to change 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 members of Parliament from the outer islands objected: "If at midnight on December 31st we move the clock forward by 40 minutes, as Your Royal Highness wishes, then we will simply 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 morning prayer".
Since 1974, when New Zealand began switching to daylight saving time, during the four summer months the country has also been in a zone where 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, the time in Tonga is equal to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, today also called Coordinated Universal Time UTC) +13 hours.
In addition, Tonga's neighbor and another island country, the Republic of Kiribati, can also be considered the first country to celebrate the New Year and New Day. However, Kiribati, due to its extent, is located simultaneously in three time zones in relation to Greenwich Time, namely in zones +12, +13, +14, and therefore cannot be considered a country that is entirely the first to celebrate the New Year and 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 three first countries in the world that are the first to celebrate the New Year and the new day: the Kingdom of Tonga ( Time zone: Greenwich Time plus 13); as well as part of the islands of the Republic of Kiribati (namely those belonging to time zones plus 13, plus 14); and besides this, the New Zealand possession is Chatham Island (Chatham, its winter time: plus 12 hours.
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 three first countries in the world that are the first to celebrate the New Year and the new day:
Kingdom of Tonga (Time zone: Greenwich Time plus 13);
as well as part of the islands of the Republic of Kiribati (namely those belonging 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 less 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 time.
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 the summer New Zealand can be said to be the first to greet the new day. But not New Year, because... Summer time in New Zealand runs 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 (ie "weekly prayer") in Tonga. On each day of this week, members of the Protestant churches, which constitute the largest part of the Tongan population (with 15% being Catholics), meet and pray in the morning and evening, with a solemn meal taking place between prayers.
The Tongan New Year's treat consists of umu baked in a pit oven. used in the Hawaiian Islands) is a traditional Tongan dish called lu pulu, which is beef cooked in taro leaves along with onions and coconut milk. People also eat root vegetables such as taro, and also sweet potatoes, i.e. sweet potato, called in Tonga « kumala» (kumala), and in addition - tapioca (i.e. starchy puree), prepared from the roots of the cassava plant (plants of the euphorbia family), and seafood.
Youth launch fireworks using 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 bamboo fana pitu for the 2010 New Year's fireworks display. Below you can see how this gun fires:
On January 1, people also go to the beach and swim, which is the hottest time of summer in Tonga. The King of Tonga hosts a reception for his high-ranking guests on the night of January 1st.
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 a special international television program “Meeting of 2000” (also known as “2000 Today”), which was broadcast throughout the day on December 31, 1999 around the world and was organized in cooperation by 60 television broadcasters from different countries, including which included as public - British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Polish Television (Telewizja Polska - TVP), 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. Short excerpts from the program were also broadcast in Russia.
The program was a telethon consisting of live broadcasts showing how countries around the world, one after another, celebrated the New Year 2000. Starting with 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 Island.
So, the last minutes 1999 . and meeting 2000 g . to Tonga, Kiribati and Chatham Island.
It first shows the then King of Tonga, Taufa'ahau Tupou IV, addressing his subjects with a speech of welcome, while 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 Kiribati's and usually uninhabited Caroline Island, officially renamed Millennium Island by the government of this republic in 1999, held a ceremony to welcome the new millennium and year, in presence of the republic's leadership and journalists. Caroline Atoll is the very first territory of Kiribati to celebrate the New Year and New Day. It is also the first territory in the world to receive a new date, because... 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, because... The international date line ran to the east, and thus Kiribati was a country where the new and old days ran 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 International Date Line was pushed back.
During the broadcast ceremony, Kiribati dancers performed traditional dances 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 launch of the canoe symbolized hope for a new journey - from the past to the future.
The program also showed how the year 2000 was celebrated on the New Zealand property - Chatham Island. There were present both Europeans and representatives of the Maori - the indigenous population of the New Zealand islands, who once inhabited Chatham.
For our video, the broadcast of the television program “Meeting of 2000” (“2000 Today”) was taken from the broadcasts of Polish television (Telewizja Polska - TVP, broadcast on the second TV channel of this broadcaster) and the American Broadcasting Company (ABC (USA). The comments, respectively, were in Polish and English.
This material was prepared based on an article from the former government English-language Tongan newspaper Tonga Chronicle and a note from the Internet community Hubpages (In both cases, the site translated from English), as well as other sources;
New Year is not just a holiday, it is noisy fun that is expected all year long. Children treat him with special reverence. As a rule, he is greeted by the whole family at a beautiful New Year tree, with gifts and fireworks.
Only one island country in the entire world, the Kingdom of Tonga, celebrates the New Year before the rest of the world by 13 hours.
In 1870, the Greenwich standards and the 180th meridian were approved. The time difference began to fluctuate from 1 to 12 hours.
Some countries fell into a zone with a larger time difference. These include New Zealand, Fiji Islands, Tonga, +13 hours. Every morning the sun rises there 1 hour earlier. These countries, like Russia, use daylight saving time; the difference during this period is 12 hours. One single country, the Kingdom of Tonga, does not move the clock. Therefore, it has become the only state that celebrates the New Year first.
Tongans begin their celebration with prayer. Throughout the first week of January they pray fervently in the morning and evening, and at lunchtime they gather at the festive table.
Tonga is a tourist paradise.
Which Russian residents are the first to celebrate the New Year?
The first to celebrate New Year's Eve are:
1. In the remote Chukotka peninsular village of Uelen.
2. Anadyr enters New Year’s Eve with them. It was built on permafrost. The city looks beautiful and impressive; brightly painted multi-storey buildings make it stand out from the greyness. From the city to the capital there are more than 6000 km.
3. The city of gold miners and the port gates of the Russian Federation - Pevek. At this time, the polar night prevails there.
4. Kamchatka region. The territory of active volcanoes and endless hills. You can only visit them by plane or by ferry. The difference with Moscow is +9 hours. When they raise their glasses, it is 15:00 in the capital.
An hour later, the clink of glasses will be heard in Sakhalin, the east of the Yakut and Magadan territories.
The sequence of regions celebrating the New Year in Russia
At the end of 2014, the Russian Federation adopted a law on time boundaries, and 9 time zones were allocated. As of today, edits have been made, there are 11 of them.
Moscow is the third time zone. The law establishes its own time zone for each region. The Yakutsk region alone became an exception; it has three such zones.
The sequence of clinking glasses is as follows:
- Kamchatka and Chukotka region. Will enter the New Year at 15:00 Moscow time.
- Yakutia, Northern Kuril Islands, Chukotka. Moscow time 16:00.
- Central Yakut region, Primorsky, Khabarovsk, Magadan, Sakhalin region. Moscow time 17:00.
- Western Yakutia, Amur region. Moscow time 18:00.
- Buryat region, Transbaikal, Irkutsk. Moscow time 19:00.
- Tyva, Khakassia, Krasnoyarsk, Kemerovo. Moscow time 20:00.
- Omsk, Tomsk, Novosibirsk region. Altai region. 21:00 Moscow time. Many Muscovites are just starting to set the table.
- Moscow time 22:00. Bashkortostan, Perm region, Yugra, Yamalo-Nenets Autonomy, Kurgan, Orenburg, Sverdlovsk, Tyumen, Chelyabinsk - you can hear the chimes. It's midnight for them.
- Udmurtia and Samara raise their New Year's glasses. And in Moscow it’s 23:00, preparations are being completed. Muscovites are moving to the festive tables, waiting for the president's congratulations.
- 24:00, Muscovites and guests of the capital raise their glasses. And with them the entire central part of Russia, Crimea.
- At 1:00 Moscow time, Kaliningrad enters the New Year.
Who is the last to celebrate the New Year in Russia?
Residents of the Kaliningrad region will be the last to celebrate New Year's Eve in Russia.
Which country is the last to celebrate New Year?
On January 1, at 14-00 Moscow time, the island country of Samoa, Midway, will launch colorful New Year's fireworks.
How many times do people celebrate New Year in Russia?
Residents of Russia can raise their glasses 11 times and celebrate the New Year. They start celebrating in Kamchatka and end in the Kaliningrad region.
How to celebrate New Year twice
Option 1
The strait between the Chukchi Peninsula and Alaska has two settlements - the Diomede Islands. On the large island, Russian soldiers control the state border, on the small island, the Americans. The 180th parallel runs between the islands. When it’s night for our military, it’s morning for our neighbors the next day.
The Russian Federation and the United States have signed a visa-free regime for the local population. You can celebrate the New Year there twice. First on one island, then on the second, visiting neighbors.
Option 2
Head to Vladivostok. Their chimes will strike midnight Moscow time at 15:00. Moving west towards the capital, you can celebrate the New Year more than once.
Where to celebrate New Year with children
According to the survey, the majority of the population of the Federation chose the sun and warm breeze of Thailand, India, and the UAE. From cooler countries: Italy, Spain, France, Austria.
Tour operators advise visit Finland . New Year's holidays will be unparalleled here. You will be offered trips on snowmobiles, motorized sleds, fishing, and riding a reindeer and dog sled. This is an exciting adventure for children.
Meeting the real Santa is something special.
During these holidays, travel agencies will offer rail tours; time flies quickly in company.
There are currently two directions available:
- "Lapland Express"
- "Finnish fairy tale"
The only faster way to get there is by plane.
Most kids love skiing, snow, slides . You can celebrate the New Year holidays in the mountains. Domestic ski resorts are an excellent place for family holidays. There is plenty of space for children to run around, and there is also entertainment for adults.
Tour operators will offer Rosa Khutor, the most suitable complex for children. Even the smallest children can ride the "Gorodki Gorodok" ride.
Lovers sandy beaches, sea breeze, can expect the chimes to strike under the palm trees. The tour operator will help you choose a hotel of the right level, with a family concept, and competent staff.
An interesting offer is sea tours. You will see different cities, countries.
Those who have already vacationed on the seas this year can show their children Europe. More often, Russians book Czech, Spanish, German, Italian, French, and Hungarian hotels. The capitals of these countries have beautiful architecture.
Trips to the Czech Republic and Spain are relevant at any time of the year.
The capital of Hungary, Budapest, will amaze with its architecture. Children will remember visiting the water park and the children's railway. A large number of museums, for example "Marzipan". And a meeting with the local Santa Claus, Mikulas, will give you a lot of positive emotions.
Italian Disneyland, which is located in the town of Verona, will give kids many joyful moments. It is also recommended to visit the attractions and entertainment in the Movieland park complex. Italian architecture itself is already a landmark.
Disneyland Paris is recommended by many travel companies. Christmas celebrations are long, starting in December and ending at the end of January. There is Santa's residence there, kids can make a wish and climb onto his lap. An additional service from the tour operator can be a personal guide. He will not only show you all the most interesting and exciting places in the park, but also tell you about them in detail. Moreover, attractions with its presence are available without queues. You will also be provided with a park layout in your native language.
Where can you celebrate the New Year inexpensively?
Among the available options, choose St. Petersburg, Sochi ski resorts, Moscow region sanatoriums, Gelendzhik. You don’t have to fly far away; you can have a wonderful holiday in your home country.
The leading positions are occupied by:
- Moscow and its unsurpassed beauty;
- next Sochi;
- in third place is St. Petersburg and its architecture;
- Kazan;
- Novgorod and Kostroma, Yaroslavl, Belgorod, their greatness and ancient architecture;
- Moscow region and its wonderful sanatoriums. Each of them prepares its own entertaining New Year's program;
- The Moscow Ethno World Park will give children a lot of impressions. Recreation is affordable, kids are very interested.
You can go visit Santa Claus , he will receive guests in Veliky Ustyug. You need to plan such a trip in advance; tour operators will offer a choice of hotels. We must also remember that there are only a few of them, but there are quite a lot of people who want to visit Grandfather.
You can go with your children to the no less interesting town of Kostroma. The granddaughter of Grandfather Frost lives there. Snow Maiden's House located on the Volzhskaya embankment.
Also hospitable Santa Claus in Karelia. Together with the Snow Maiden and the forest trolls, they will intrigue children. Their hut is no less interesting; these days there are many guests.
It is worth visiting the local museum, where children will be shown their first Christmas tree decoration. You will be treated to traditional red fish soup. Children can go dog sledding.
After the trip there will be something to remember. They celebrate there cheerfully, on a grand scale, and the food is excellent.
Where to celebrate the New Year at sea
Available New Year's tours include the beaches of Thailand, the Indian islands of Goa, the colorful UAE, and Egypt with its majestic pyramids. Egypt in winter is not very attractive, the sea is cold, children can only soak in heated pools.
Of the more expensive ones, they will offer the Maldives, Mauritius, Malaysia, and the Dominican Republic. There will be more than enough impressions.
An ideal place for a Bali holiday. The weather conditions are always wonderful, + 30 C, water minimum + 26 C. Excursion programs will not leave your children indifferent. The nature is beautiful, there are many exotic birds, all kinds of living creatures, it is bright and fascinating.
The guides will offer a variety of educational games and activities for children, such as painting on fabric, carving ivory figures, and learning to cook exotic dishes.
How to celebrate the New Year of the Pig 2019
On the first of January, the Pig begins to rule. We will be under protection for a whole year. Therefore, it is extremely important to appease the royal person. Think in advance about what you will prepare for the feast, what outfit you will wear.
- Clean the house, the main rule is no unnecessary things.
New Year's Eve should be spent in a cheerful company, singing, dancing, the more active the better.
The pig will begin to fully perform its duties only on February 5th. It is at this time that the New Year begins according to the eastern calendar.
But you and I are accustomed to our traditions. The night from January 31 to January 1 is a grand holiday for us, for which we diligently prepare and make wishes. Take the preparation of the holiday with full responsibility. And then the mistress of the year will generously reward your family with prosperity, joy, and give many fun, memorable moments.
What color should I prepare for New Year's decorations?
The coming year makes its own adjustments. It is important to use red, orange, yellow, and brown colors. They create an atmosphere of warmth and comfort.
What to wear
Choose an outfit that makes you feel comfortable. It is better if it is made from natural fabrics. You need to complement the look with a bright accent on your lips and a chic hairstyle.
How to celebrate New Year's Eve
The pig is a traveler, not a homebody at all. It is recommended to celebrate New Year's Eve by traveling. It is not necessary to fly to distant lands. The road to family is also a small journey.
What dishes to cook
Prepare two or three salads, one of them must be vegetable. For hot dishes, give preference to chicken, beef, fish, but not pork.
When setting the table, pay attention to meat dishes and seafood, they should be placed side by side. This arrangement of dishes attracts good luck for the whole next year. The key to financial stability is fruit. Place a vase in the center of the table, ideally filled with red apples.
In order for life to present you with generous gifts, you need to give something, give something. Treat your neighbors with due understanding, be kind and generous.
There should be Pig figurines on the table, and in the decor of the house.
Everyone knows that New Year occurs in different parts of the planet at different times. The reason is the difference in time zones. And where does it come first?
The very first populated area on Earth, where everyone comes first, is the island of Kiritimati in the Christmas archipelago in Oceania. It is its residents who are the very first to begin celebrating the New Year - at 0:00 am.
The next point is New Zealand's Chatham Island, the arrival time of the New Year is 0 hour 15 minutes.
At 1:00 am the New Year begins for polar explorers in Antarctica and New Zealand.
At 2-00 it’s Russia’s turn (Chukotka, Kamchatka) and.
The most famous symbols of the New Year are the Russian (who is also revered by all residents of the former Soviet Union) Father Frost and the “non-Russian” Santa Claus. It is generally accepted that these are two hypostases of one, so to speak, personality, however, Santa Claus on his website categorically refutes this statement. Father Frost states that he is much older than Santa Claus and that he has nothing to do with Saint Nicholas, from whom the latter traces his ancestry.
Everyone loves and celebrates the New Year, although for many nations it is of secondary importance. However, for the majority, this is the most family-friendly, funniest and most delicious holiday. How is it celebrated in different countries, what traditions are associated with it?
Austria
If the day before you met a man on the street who was carrying a metal ball on a string and a brush in his hands, and had a tall top hat on his head, a lot of luck awaits you. For you have met a chimney sweep, and these days there is no happier meeting.
England
Shortly before midnight, the bells come to life, but at first their ringing and whispering is barely audible: they are wrapped in blankets. However, exactly at midnight, the covers are removed and the triumphant ringing spreads over the houses in full force, heralding the onset of the New Year. The owners of the homes, who were impatiently awaiting this moment, open their back doors wide - they “let out” the Old Year from the house. And then, with the last strike of the bell, the front doors are thrown open so that the New Year can “arrive” without interference. At the same time, all lovers must find a mistletoe branch and kiss under it - then they will be together all their lives. After all, mistletoe is a magical tree for them.
Bulgaria.
In Bulgaria, the lights are turned off for three minutes, giving everyone the opportunity to kiss.
Germany
Santa Klass comes to Germany on a donkey, so children put bundles of hay in their shoes for him.
Italy
In Italy, it is customary to get rid of everything old on New Year's Eve. Therefore, do not be surprised or offended if something unexpected suddenly flies at your head from the darkness. It's good if it's not an old cast iron iron.
Scotland
Burning barrels of tar are rolled through the streets: the Old Year burns out in them, making way for the New Year. If a man with dark hair and with gifts in his hands is the first to enter the house in the new year, it is fortunate (the First Footing).