new years eve 2022
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa will be welcoming the New Year at the stroke of 12 midnight tonight, Saturday, Dec. 31, ushering in 2023, with hopes of new blessings as the territory fully reopens in borders, and welcomes in cruise ships, after the community spread of COVID-19 this year...

![The Spirit of the New Year ushered in during celebrations in 2021 by the Manu’a people as Manu’a High School students and staff gathered in Faleāsao Village to ‘ta apa’ and march to commemorate this celebratory Manu’a tradition! [SN file photo] Manu'a high school students and faculty](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/manua_new_year_tradition_web.jpg?itok=4AF9-8aZ)