The First Country Celebrates New Year 2018

WHEN most of the world's population is still waiting to spend New Year's Eve, Samoa became the first country to celebrate New Year 2018.

Samoa, a Pacific island nation, became the first country to celebrate the coming of 2018 as it comes midnight on the islands.

Interestingly, if you are in Samoa, someone could have the opportunity to celebrate two new year celebrations in one day. How can? Quoted from The Guardian, from Samoa, one can travel for an hour with a flying plane to American Samoa. This island is a separate region belongs to the United States located in the southern Pacific Ocean, precisely in the southeast of Samoa.

The last celebration

If Samoa becomes the first country to celebrate New Year 2018, American Samoa will be the last country to celebrate New Year 2018. This country celebrates only the evening of the year 12 hours after Samoa or at 11.00 pm London time or at 18.00 pm.

In 2011, officials in Samoa decided to celebrate New Year's Eve on the eastern side of the international ladder to the west side. They choose to be the first country to celebrate the new year rather than being the last. Many visitors who came to Samoa to be the first to witness the turn of the year.

The last places celebrate the New Year include the remote islands of the United States such as Baker Island and Howland Island. The islands are uninhabited. While the last inhabited island that celebrates the new year is American Samoa. ***