New year eve 2018 celebration and which country going to celebrate new year firstly

Why is the 1st of January the new year?

In 45 B.C., New Year's Day is celebrated on January 1 for the first time in history as the Julian calendar takes effect. Soon after becoming Roman dictator, Julius Caesar decided that the traditional Roman calendar was in dire need of reform.

How did New Years start?

And the ancient Greeks celebrated on the winter solstice, around December 20. By the Middle Ages, though, in many places the new year began in March. Around the 16th century, a movement developed to restore January 1 as New Year's Day. In the New Style or Gregorian calendar, the New Year begins on the first of January

Why do we celebrate New Year's Eve?

New Year's Eve is the last day of the year and the day before New Year's Day, which marks the start of a new year according to the Gregorian calendar. ... New Year's Eve festivities can be traced back to celebrations in Europe that date back before Christianity spread.

Which is the first country to celebrate New Year?

The celebrations generally go on past midnight into New Year's Day, January 1. Samoa, Tonga and Kiritimati (Christmas Island), part of Kiribati, are the first places to welcome the New Year while American Samoa and Baker Island in the United States of America are among the last.