As the calendar turns, people everywhere rely on food, fire, and folklore to welcome the year ahead.

Uninhabited Baker Island is among the last to see the new year, as 2026 takes 26 hours to roll across the globe.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — From Sydney to Paris to New York City, crowds rang in the new year with exuberant celebrations filled with thunderous fireworks or light shows, while others took a more subdued ...

Kiribati celebrates first while it's still 10am on December 31 in the UK - but working out the order each nation celebrates New Year is more complicated than it seems due to time zones and the Interna ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fireworks are seen over Victoria Harbour at midnight on New Year's Day, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, in Hong Kong. Paris, Hong Kong, ...

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From eating certain foods at midnight to wearing clothing that symbolizes currency, here are New Year's Eve customs from around the world that are linked to prosperity.

Countries across the globe are beginning to usher in 2026. The Pacific island nation of Kiribati was the first to ring in the new year, while Alaska and Hawaii will be among the last places to say ...

Happy New Year (in some parts of the world)! Though the hours are still ticking away until 2026 is celebrated in the United States, we'll show you highlights from around the globe, including Australia ...