Edinburgh's famous multi-day New Year's Eve festival is called Hogmanay.
Hogmanay is the Scottish name for New Year's Eve and also refers to Scotland's broader New Year customs. Edinburgh's modern festival developed into a large public celebration featuring torchlight events, concerts, street parties, and fireworks. Its central activities usually extend beyond a single midnight countdown.
Scottish Hogmanay customs include first-footing, in which the first person to enter a household after midnight is traditionally believed to influence the household's luck for the coming year. Customs vary by region and family, and the visitor may bring symbolic gifts such as food or drink. Hogmanay is sometimes confused with Burns Night, but Burns Night honors poet Robert Burns on January 25; it is not Scotland's New Year's celebration.