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When the ball drops in New York City’s Times Square to herald the start of 2025, it’ll actually be late to the party as dozens of countries around the world will already have welcomed the new Across the world, countries celebrate New Year's Eve and the official beginning of the next year at different times due to time zones - and here is a complete list of the order New Year’s Eve arrives at a different hour across Earth’s 24 time zones, and Kiribati – the only country to have territory in all four hemispheres – gets bragging rights as being the first. Returning to Sydney, I remember New Year’s Eve as heavy traffic, difficult parking, and a patio party with a great view of the Harbour Bridge As many people gear up to celebrate the start of their New Year at the beginning of January, we take a look at how other cultures and countries mark the beginning of a new year. Ring in the Below, we've traveled the world—virtually, at least—to round up some of the most creative and culturally unique New Year's Eve traditions from around the world. Keep reading to find out how other countries will be celebrating! RELATED: 53 Heartwarming Facts That Will Instantly Make You Smile. 1. Spain: Eating Grapes For Good Luck. martin-dm/iStock. This year, ring out the old and ring in the new with a New Year tradition—or two! From singing “Auld Lang Syne” to eating black-eyed peas for good luck, discover different ways to celebrate the start of 2025! Celebrations will echo around the globe as the New Year arrives in different time zones, with American Samoa among the last to welcome 2025 a full 24 hours after New Zealand. Associated Press writers around the world contributed to this report. Whether you head to a big city celebration in Lisbon or Porto, or enjoy a smaller coastal town celebration like the one in Quarteira, there are many amazing ways to celebrate a noite do Ano Novo, better known as New Year’s Eve. From wearing red underwear in Italy to eating 12 grapes before midnight in Latin America, here are 14 different New Year's traditions around the world. A s the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, communities around the world will celebrate the start of 2025 with unique traditions—some more well known than others. From the famous Times New Year’s Eve arrives at a different hour across Earth’s 24 time zones, and Kiribati – the only country to have territory in all four hemispheres – gets bragging rights as being the first. Returning to Sydney, I remember New Year’s Eve as heavy traffic, difficult parking, and a patio party with a great view of the Harbour Bridge A s the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, communities around the world will celebrate the start of 2025 with unique traditions—some more well known than others.. From the famous Times One thing, however, is true regardless of what countries celebrate the Lunar New Year, and that is they all hope for good things to come in the coming year. Exactly like we do. The Lunar New Year is also celebrated on local scale in cities around the globe where significant South Asian communities exist, such as San Francisco, California More specifically, the celebration begins on the Lunar New Year’s Eve and lasts for 15 days. 2018 is the year of the dog and will be celebrated with a week off from work, eating traditional New Year's celebrations occur at different times around the world due to varying time zones. Some countries, especially those in the Pacific Ocean region, ring in the New Year earlier than others. New Year's Eve celebration in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2004). The New Year is the time or day at which a new calendar year begins and the calendar's year count increments by one. Japan’s New Year’s traditions have a wholesome focus. Shōgatsu (New Year) is usually celebrated with a visit to the local temple to exchange last year’s lucky charms (omamori) for new ones. Afterward, people will feast on traditional New Year’s foods, such as prawns (believed to bring a long life) and herring roe (to boost fertility). 14. The New Year is celebrated across the globe with unique traditions that reflect the culture, history, and hopes of each region. From symbolic foods to spectacular rituals, these customs highlight the shared human desire for renewal, prosperity, and happiness in the coming year. The tradition of making New Year’s resolutions dates back over 3,000 years to the ancient Babylonians. Today, people in countries across the globe take time on New Year’s Eve or New Year’s Day to reflect, set intentions, and resolve to improve some aspect of their lives in the new year ahead. Lunar New Year, festival typically celebrated in China and other Asian countries that begins with the first new moon of the lunar calendar and ends on the first full moon of the lunar calendar, 15 days later. The dates of the holiday vary from year to year, beginning some time between January 21 and February 20.
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