Kiritimati Island, the largest in the archipelago that forms Kiribati, was the first to celebrate New Year’s Eve
At 7am in Brazil (Brasília time), the island of Kiritimati, the largest in the archipelago that forms Kiribati, became the first country to celebrate the arrival of 2026. After the island, other places followed suit, including countries in Asia and Oceania. , , , , e have already celebrated 2026, in many of these places the celebration was accompanied by fireworks.
In Australia, a minute of silence was held before the fireworks ceremony in honor of the victims of the anti-Semitic attack, which took place on Bondi beach. ydney put on the biggest fireworks show in the city’s history.
In South Korea, 33 strikes were made on a bell in Seoul, a tradition in the Asian country. The world has 39 time zones, many of them within the same country, which means that some places celebrate the arrival of the new year first, while others are still waiting for the moment to celebrate.
