December has arrived. Let’s say goodbye to the year. A 2022 complex and which represented a return to normality after the coronavirus pandemic that put the world on hold at the beginning of the decade.
And we are also giving you the welcome to 2023. And like every New Year’s Eve, we await it with the best expectations.
We celebrate, we toast, we gather with family and friends. However, and beyond having customs and traditions in common, this celebration it doesn’t happen all over the world at the same time.
we tell you what nation it will be there first to celebrate the arrival of 2023 and what will it be the last one.
Which country will be the first to receive 2023?
The first country to receive the New Year will be Kiribatiin the Caroline Islands, northwest of Australia.
For those who don’t know much about geography, Kiribati It is an island republic in the central Pacific that is made up of 33 atolls (ocean coral islands), has lagoons and spectacular white sand beaches, and a population of approximately 115,000.
In this sense the Kiritimati islandalso known as “Christmas Island,” it’s one of the islands that make up the country Kiribati, he explains The viewer.
Due to its location, Kiribati he is known to have been one of the first to change the calendar. So much so that it welcomes every year between 16 and 20 hours before Latin American countries.
Which country will be the last to receive 2023?
For their part, the islands Howland and Barkerpart of the fourteen unincorporated territories of the United States, will be the last to receive in 2023, almost simultaneously with the island of Niue from New Zealand, Tahiti, the island of Pitcairn from the United Kingdom and the island of Revillagigedo from Mexico, indicates the middle .
Why is this happening?
The New Year’s is not received simultaneously worldwide since the time difference is what marks the arrival of this one. Thus, for example, when it is 00:00 on January 1 in Argentina, it will already be 4 in the morning in Spain in 2023.
The rotation of our planet and of the different Time Zones These are the main reasons influencing that there are countries receiving the year earlier than many others.
This rotation divides the Earth into 24 different hours and is responsible for placing countries in different spaces with respect to the new year.
Source: Clarin
Mark Jones is a world traveler and journalist for News Rebeat. With a curious mind and a love of adventure, Mark brings a unique perspective to the latest global events and provides in-depth and thought-provoking coverage of the world at large.