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New Year's Eve

This article is about the Gregorian calendar. For other calendars, see New Year. For other uses, see New Year's Eve (disambiguation).

New Year's Eve
New Year celebration in Eberhardzell, Germany, 2018
Also called
  • Hogmanay (Scotland)
  • Calennig (Wales)
  • Shchedryi Vechir (Ukraine)
  • Ambang/Malam Tahun Baharu/Baru (Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore)
  • Yangi Yil, Yılbaşı arifesi, Yeni İl ərəfəsi (Uzbekistan, Turkey and Azerbaijan)
  • Karamu (African diaspora)
  • Silvester (Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Poland, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland)
  • Réveillon (Algeria, Angola, Brazil, France, Macau, Morocco, Mozambique, Portugal, Romania, Tunisia, Wallonia, and French-speaking locations in North America)
  • Kanun Novogo Goda (Russia)
  • Ōmisoka (Japan)
  • Pele ga Ngwaga o Mosha (Botswana)
  • Nochevieja (lit. Old Night) (Spain and other countries where Spanish is mostly spoken)
Observed byUsers of the Gregorian calendar
TypeInternational
SignificanceThe last day of the year in the Gregorian calendar
CelebrationsReflection; late-night partying; family gatherings; feasting; gift exchanges; fireworks; countdowns; watchnight services; social gatherings, during which participants may dance, eat, consume alcoholic beverages, and watch or light fireworks
Date31 December
Next time31 December 2024 (2024-12-31)
FrequencyAnnual
Related toNew Year's Day

In the Gregorian calendar, New Year's Eve, also known as Old Year's Day, is the evening or the entire day of the last day of the year, 31 December. In many countries, New Year's Eve is celebrated with dancing, eating, drinking, and watching or lighting fireworks. Some Christians attend a watchnight service. The celebrations generally go on past midnight into New Year's Day, 1 January.

The Line Islands (part of Kiribati), Samoa and Tonga, in the Pacific Ocean, are the first places to welcome the New Year, while American Samoa, Baker Island and Howland Island (part of the United States Minor Outlying Islands) are among the last.[1]

  1. ^ Emily Allen (31 December 2016). "New Year's Eve: When is it 2017 around the world?". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

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