Along with many European countries, Poland also welcomed the New Year. Residents of Kiribati and Tokelau were the first to start celebrating the New Year at 11:00 a.m. Polish time. 2024 has already been welcomed by residents of Tonga, Samoan Islands and New Zealand, where the New Year began at noon. January 1 is already in Australia, Japan and China.
Some parts of the world have started celebrating the New Year with gusto. 2024 Kiribati citizens were the first to welcome In the Pacific Ocean. January 1, started at 11:00 a.m. Polish time.
However, Kiribati Islanders don't celebrate alone. And at 11:00, the citizens of Dokla welcomed the New Year. An hour later, fireworks were able to go into the sky over the Samoan Islands and Tonga.
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And at 12:00 Polish time, 2024 started in New Zealand.
Australia also welcomes 2024, and the Sydney Harbor Bridge will light up with a famous fireworks display, watched by around 425 million people around the world each year.
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Soon other countries will also welcome the New Year. Australia is the first continent at 2:00 PM Polish time. Fireworks explode into the sky in Sydney every year. This spectacular show attracts millions of visitors to the capital.
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New Year celebrations have also started Japan And South and North Korea. It started there at 4:00 PM Polish time on January 1. They joined the celebration around 5 pm China. New Year also started at 9:30 am Tehran. Residents welcomed the New Year at 10pm Polish time Moscow and Baghdadand residents at 11 p.m Tripoli. On the other hand Together with Poland they welcomed 2024 Residents of Switzerland, France and Norway among others.
Finally, the New Year will begin on two islands – Baker Island and Howland Island. However, there will be no celebration because the islands are uninhabited. When 2024 includes them, it will be 1pm on January 1st in Poland.
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