Edinburgh's main New Year's celebration, famous for its torchlight procession, is called Hogmanay.
Hogmanay is the Scottish celebration of New Year's Eve and the New Year. Edinburgh's program has included a torchlight procession, outdoor concerts, street celebrations, and a midnight fireworks display, making the city one of the best-known destinations for New Year festivities in Scotland.
The word Hogmanay refers broadly to the Scottish New Year observance, not only to one parade or one venue. Customs associated with it include first-footing, in which the first person to enter a household after midnight is thought to influence the home's luck. Gifts or symbolic household items may be carried by the first-footer.
Hogmanay is distinct from Burns Night, which honors poet Robert Burns on January 25. It is also different from Up Helly Aa, a fire festival held in Shetland, usually in January.