Another year is upon us and this one is about reach its conclusion. This is the time of year when we reflect back on the positive experiences, the less than ideal moments, and the lessons we have learned from the year that has passed. As we start a new year, it's also the perfect opportunity to let go of the bad feelings from the previous one and replace them with optimism, joy, and assurances of a brighter future. There's a lot of hope and eagerness to start over with the new year. As we start anew with the lessons learned from the previous year and hope for the upcoming one, resolutions, promises, and objectives are created for the new one.
Globally, people celebrate the New Year with great fanfare and extravagance. Certain customs are also observed to greet the new year, ranging from the ball drop in New York City to the burning of an old man's effigy in India to the eating of twelve grapes in Spain, which represents the twelve strokes of the clock at midnight. Christmas Eve marked the beginning of the joyous season, which will last until the New Year.
First to greet the New Year are the Pacific Islands nations of Kiribati, Samoa, and Tonga. These nations will observe January 1st at 3:30 OM Indian Standard Time. And on January 1st, at the uninhabited Howland and Baker Islands, it shall begin at 5:30 p.m. IST. In the entire planet, they will be the last to welcome the New Year.
