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flag Kiritimati, Kiribati, was first to enter 2026, kicking off global New Year celebrations.

flag The first inhabited location to welcome 2026 was Kiritimati Island in Kiribati, which is in the UTC+14 time zone. flag This marked the beginning of the global New Year celebrations almost a full day ahead of most of the rest of the world. flag New Zealand, Australia, and Asian countries like Japan and India joined in with fireworks and public celebrations after Kiribati. flag As the celebrations spread throughout Europe and the Americas, the 24-hour global shift came to an end in 2026 with the arrival of American Samoa and the uninhabited U.S. territories of Baker and Howland Islands.

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