What is New Year's Day?

On January 1st, nearly the entire world commemorates New Year's Day. It's also one of the year's most celebrated holidays.

Samoa will celebrate the New Year in the Pacific Ocean, with Samoa celebrating the New Year before the rest of the world. In the middle of the Pacific Ocean near Baker Island, which is halfway between Hawaii and Australia, the most recent stroke of midnight will occur in the middle of the Pacific Ocean near Baker Island.