Happy New Year: They're the first to enter 2025! VIDEO

Line islands are located on the same longitude as the Hawaiian Islands, and therefore January 1st should arrive on both archipelagos at the same time, but in Hawaii there will be another 26 hours waiting for the arrival of the new year because, for administrative reasons, the international date line bypasses Kiribati.

After Kiribati, the new year will come to the far east of Asia, to New Zealand, then to Australia, and then through Japan, Indonesia, China, India and other Asian countries it will come to Europe and Africa, to continue across the Atlantic to both American continents, to the Pacific islands of Hawaii, American Samoa, Niue and the Midway Islands.

The last inhabited places to be welcomed in 2025 are the islands of Niue and American Samoa, located southwest of Kiribati in the South Pacific.

After Kiribati, the new year arrives in New Zealand, and in the country's largest city, Auckland, thousands of people are expected to come downtown or climb the volcanic peaks to enjoy the fireworks, AP reported.

In Sydney, Australia, more than a million people are expected to watch the traditional harbor fireworks display, featuring pop star Robbie Williams and an indigenous ceremony.
Japan is preparing for the most important holiday of the year - the Year of the Snake, which in the Asian horoscope is welcomed as a year of renewal, and shops have already started selling small snake figurines and snake-themed products.

In South Korea, celebrations were cut short or canceled amid national mourning over a plane crash that killed 179 people.

In Jakarta, Indonesia, the celebration will be marked by fireworks. In Rome, the traditional New Year's celebration will also mark the beginning of the Holy Year, which will be led by Pope Francis.

Paris will end 2024 with a traditional countdown and fireworks display on the Champs-Élysées.

London will ring in the new year with fireworks on the Thames, while celebrations in Edinburgh have been canceled due to stormy weather.

More than two million people are expected at the New Year's celebration on the Copacabana beach in Rio de Janeiro.

The musical group "Jonas Brothers" will perform in Times Square in New York, while eight minutes of fireworks from the roofs of nine casinos are planned in Las Vegas.

In Pasadena, California, thousands of visitors will attend the Rose Parade, followed by a five-kilometer race. In Nashville, Tennessee, a celebration with country music stars is expected, while a five-meter high musical note will descend at midnight.