Scotland's New Year's Eve celebration featuring torchlit processions and street parties is called Hogmanay.
Hogmanay is the Scottish term for the final day of the year and for the customs surrounding the New Year. Edinburgh hosts one of the world's best-known modern Hogmanay events, with concerts, fireworks, and a torchlight procession through the city. Celebrations also take place throughout Scotland, from large public gatherings to household traditions.
A major custom is first-footing. After midnight, the first person to enter a home is traditionally expected to bring symbolic gifts such as shortbread, whisky, or coal. In some traditions, a tall, dark-haired first-footer is considered especially lucky.
Hogmanay is distinct from Burns Night, which honors poet Robert Burns in January, and from St Andrew's Day, Scotland's national day. Its customs reflect a mixture of older winter, Christian, and local traditions rather than one single documented origin.