Edinburgh's traditional multi-day New Year's celebration is called Hogmanay.
Hogmanay is the Scottish celebration of the final day of the year and the beginning of the next. Edinburgh's modern festivities have included torchlight processions, concerts, street gatherings, and a midnight fireworks display. The program has changed over time and can be affected by weather, safety requirements, or public-health restrictions.
The word's origin is uncertain, and several theories connect it with French, Norse, Gaelic, or Scots sources. Scottish customs associated with Hogmanay include first-footing, in which the first person to enter a home after midnight brings symbolic gifts for luck. Hogmanay is broader than Edinburgh's street party: communities across Scotland mark it in different ways. Burns Night, held on January 25, honors poet Robert Burns and is a separate Scottish occasion.