There has been a grand welcome of the new year 2026 all over the world including India. New Year celebrations started in India at 12 o’clock in the night. People have welcomed this new year openly. A large number of tourists have arrived in Manali including Uttarakhand to celebrate the New Year. A large gathering of people can be seen here.
Across the world, the New Year was first celebrated in Kiritimati Tweep of Kiribati and New Zealand. Celebrations were seen at the beginning of the New Year in Chatham Island, New Zealand.
welcome new year in china
New Year has started in China also. As soon as the hands of the countdown clock reached 12, the entire country started celebrating. New Year celebrations have started in Singapore. New Year was welcomed with fireworks here. People came out on the streets and celebrated the New Year.
People in South Korea and North Korea also came out on the streets to celebrate the New Year. Here the New Year was welcomed by ringing the biggest bell at 12 o’clock in the night.
New Year welcomed in traditional style in Japan
The beginning of the new year was seen in Japan. People welcomed the New Year enthusiastically. Here the New Year is welcomed by ringing bells. This is a traditional method. Here December 31st is called Omisaka. Here, according to Buddhist tradition, bells are rung in the temples. Celebration with fireworks on Harbor Bridge in Sydney, Australia.
When is New Year celebrated?
When the Earth completes one complete revolution of its hemisphere, the New Year is celebrated from that day. The Julian calendar was introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC. The length of the year was decided under this calendar. The system of leap year was also implemented. Also, January 1 was declared New Year’s Day. With this, the tradition of celebrating the New Year from January 1 began centuries ago.
