What is Scotland's traditional New Year's celebration known as?

Scotland's traditional New Year's celebration is known as Hogmanay.

Hogmanay covers celebrations held on New Year's Eve and, in many places, continuing into New Year's Day. Public events can include torchlit processions, concerts, street parties, fireworks, and the singing of “Auld Lang Syne,” the Robert Burns song associated with New Year celebrations around the world.

A distinctive custom is first-footing. Traditionally, the first person to enter a household after midnight should bring symbolic gifts such as coal, shortbread, or whisky. A tall, dark-haired first visitor was once considered especially lucky in some Scottish traditions, although modern celebrations are much less strict about the custom.

The origin of the word Hogmanay remains uncertain. Proposed explanations connect it with French, Norse, Gaelic, or medieval Scots terms, but no single derivation is universally accepted. Hogmanay is therefore not simply the Scottish name for a party; it refers to a broad set of historical customs surrounding the turn of the year.