The Time Zone Effect: We all know there are different time zones in the world and we have been pretty well accustomed to accepting the fact that New Year's Eve in New York is celebrated quite a few hours before us here in Hawaii. We can likewise accept the fact that the New Year is celebrated at different times throughout the world. The local time within the various time zones is defined by its difference to the world time standard or Universal Time Coordinated (UTC).
However, the borders of the international time zone map are not drawn up as precisely as they could and they are adjusted very nicely to align with national and international boundaries and it has worked out just fine. So now we could think about where are they going to celebrate the New Year first? Hooray, Samoa is where New Year's Eve is first celebrated, - on the small island nations of Tonga, Samoa, and Kiribati. New Years Eve Celebrations in New Zealand and Australia follow an hour later. This is all according to the Gregorian calendar, so don't knock it.
Meanwhile on Oahu we are having New Year Celebration Dance Parties going on right now, and they will continue for part of January. We are social dancers and considered it a "season." Most of the commercial music and dance parties will be after Christmas and last until New Years Day. Social dance clubs usually have their social dances in the early part of January and they have themselves a ball. Happy New Year everybody.
“Social dancers have learned to believe that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
However, the borders of the international time zone map are not drawn up as precisely as they could and they are adjusted very nicely to align with national and international boundaries and it has worked out just fine. So now we could think about where are they going to celebrate the New Year first? Hooray, Samoa is where New Year's Eve is first celebrated, - on the small island nations of Tonga, Samoa, and Kiribati. New Years Eve Celebrations in New Zealand and Australia follow an hour later. This is all according to the Gregorian calendar, so don't knock it.
"Happy New Year" by Abba
"Auld Lang Syne" by Mariah Carey
Meanwhile on Oahu we are having New Year Celebration Dance Parties going on right now, and they will continue for part of January. We are social dancers and considered it a "season." Most of the commercial music and dance parties will be after Christmas and last until New Years Day. Social dance clubs usually have their social dances in the early part of January and they have themselves a ball. Happy New Year everybody.
"Social dancers are well aware that dancers are so unique. Just like everyone else."
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