The more than 7,300 inhabitants of the remote island of Kiritimati, in the island nation of Kiribati, located in the Peaceful South, were the first people in the world to receive 2024.
The residents of this island, who entered on January 1 at 10:00 GMT on December 31, are followed about 15 minutes later by the citizens of the New Zealand territory of the Chatham Islands, while an hour later it will be their turn from Tonga, Samoa and the main cities of New Zealand.
In Auckland, the first major city to welcome the new year, as is tradition, the countdown to the arrival of 2024 will take place from the Sky Tower in the center of the city, followed by a pyrotechnic show over Auckland Bay. New Zealand capital.
An hour later, the New Year arrives in Fiji, Tuvalu, Nauru and other Kiribati islands, as well as the Chukotka region in the far northeast of Russia.
While some of the main cities in Australia, such as Sydney, Melbourne or Canberra, receive 2024 at 13:00 GMT.
Around a million people, according to official estimates, will gather in Sydney Harbor – self-proclaimed “New Year’s capital of the world” to witness the eight tons of fireworks that will light the fuse of 2024.
Source: Gestion
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