This Pacific island country is in the UTC+14 time zone, so it welcomes the New Year 13 hours before Euskal Herria.
The countdown has already begun and the world is preparing for it say goodbye to 2024 and welcome 2025. As every year, the first country to do this will be a small region in the Pacific Ocean: Kiribati. will do it 13 hours before us; In other words: with us at 11am.
Among these islands it stands out Kiritimatiknown as Christmas Islandwhich is in the time zone UTC+14the most advanced in the world. Thus, the inhabitants of this region will celebrate the arrival of 2025 14 hours before Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) and 13 hours before Euskal Herria.
The first major city to welcome 2025 will be that Aucklandin New Zealand. This metropolis, located in the time zone UTC+13 During daylight saving time (in effect on New Year’s Day), you celebrate New Year’s Eve an hour after the Line Islands in Kiribati. For his part, Sydneyfamous for its spectacular harbor fireworks display, lighting up icons such as the Opera House and Harbor Bridge, will celebrate two hours later.
Source: EITB
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