When the ball drops in New York City’s Times Square to herald the start of 2025, it’ll actually be late to the party as dozens of countries around the world will already have welcomed the new ...

Here, we round up some of the ways the New Year is called in around the world. Gregorian New Year. 1 January 2025 New Year’s Day marks the first day of the Gregorian calendar, something we’ve ...

“New Year’s is celebrated in different ways all around the world,” says Jo Hayes, an etiquette expert based in Brisbane, Australia, and founder of EtiquetteExpert.org.

When the ball drops in New York City’s Times Square to ring in the start of 2024, it’ll actually be late -– in dozens of countries around the world already welcoming the new year.

When the ball drops in New York City’s Times Square to herald the start of 2025, it’ll actually be late to the party as dozens of countries around the world will already have welcomed the new ...

Food is a beloved cultural tradition all over the world, and New Year’s food traditions are no exception. From eating certain foods for luck, out of superstition or simply because it’s ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — From Sydney to Mumbai to Nairobi, communities around the world began welcoming 2025 with spectacular light shows, embraces and ice plunges. Auckland became the ...

Happy 2025! In some parts of the world, anyway. The Pacific island nation of Kiribati was the first country to ring in 2025, with its 133,500 citizens celebrating the new year at 5 a.m. ET on Tuesday.

When the ball drops in New York City’s Times Square to ring in the start of 2024, it’ll actually be late -– in dozens of countries around the world already welcoming the new year.

How to watch New Year's Eve celebrations around the world. Whether you have kids (or adults) who need to be in bed before midnight, or you're sick of watching the ball drop in Times Square, ...