4. India (印度)

While January first is certainly celebrated there, the New Year celebration in India actually has many different dates. Rongali Bihu is the most popular: It’s celebrated in mid-April, on the first day of the Hindu solar calendar. But the specific day of celebration changes from region to region.

在印度，尽管1月1日会庆祝新年，但新年的庆祝活动实际上还会发生在很多不同的日期。荣加利比胡最受欢迎：它在4月中旬举行，在印度教阳历的第一天庆祝，但庆祝活动举行的具体日期因地区而异。

5. Israel (以色列)

The Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashana brings in the New Year in early autumn, as does the Islamic New Year (usually in late September). Many Orthodox Christians in Israel celebrate New Year’s on the first of September.

犹太节日Rosh Hashana在初秋迎来新年，就像伊斯兰新年（通常在9月下旬）一样。以色列的许多东正教基督徒在9月1日庆祝新年。

6. Samoa (萨摩亚)

There are 39 time zones in the world. Based on the International Date Line, the islands of Samoa and Kiribati are the first places on Earth to reach the Gregorian calendar’s new year on January 1st.

世界上有39个时区。根据国际日期变更线，萨摩亚和基里巴斯群岛是地球上第一个在1月1日达到公历新年的地方。

7. Baker Island and Howland Island (贝克岛和豪兰岛)

As for the last country to celebrate the New Year? Though not technically a country, that would be the U.S. territories of Baker Island and Howland Island, two uninhabited wildlife refuges located about halfway between Hawaii and Australia.

至于最后一个庆祝新年的国家呢？虽然从严格意义上讲，它不是一个国家，而是是美国领土贝克岛和豪兰岛，这两个无人居住的野生动物保护区位于夏威夷和澳大利亚之间的半中央。