Hyderabad : As the whole world is preparing to welcome 2024, a lot of curiosity generates about the events and things associated with the New Year celebrations. The question is which country gets the chance to roll in the New Year and begin the worldwide revelry. Which country ends up last in the list to bid goodbye to Year 2023?
Kirimati is the first country to welcome New Year at 10 am Greenwich Mean Time (3.30 pm India Standard Time). The Republic of Kiribati, a bunch of islands in the Pacific Ocean having a population of over 1.2 lakh, leads the rest of the world by ushering in the New Year celebrations. Kirimati is earlier known as Christmas Island and its easternmost islands are located in the most advanced time zone on Earth. These islands straddle the equator and the International Date Line goes around these islands.