Samoa has taken a leap into the future by shifting its time zone forward by 24 hours to bring itself in line with Australia and New Zealand.
The Samoan clock has now been reset, sending the country straight into Saturday. Samoans cheered, sirens wailed and fireworks exploded in the skies as the change took place at midnight on Thursday (local time).
The shift from the eastern to the western side of the international dateline means Samoa has gone from being the last country to ring in the New Year to being the first.
Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi (pictured here) says the time zone change will take the country into a more prosperous future by bringing it into line with its major trading partners.
“It feels very great. Especially we have just finished our ceremony which formally signals the changing of our time zone,” he said.
“It’s been attended by a lot of our dignitaries. We all feel very happy.”
Source: PINA Pacific Islands News
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Sadly, this form of time manipulation is out of reach of individuals. Have you never wanted to eliminate a day from your life in anticipation of some planned unavoidable dreadfulness that you didn’t want to be there for?