Scotland's New Year's Eve festival, especially associated with Edinburgh, is called Hogmanay.
Hogmanay is the Scots term for the last day of the year and the celebrations surrounding the arrival of the new year. Modern events can include torchlight processions, concerts, street parties, fireworks, and the singing of “Auld Lang Syne.” Edinburgh hosts one of the world's best-known organized Hogmanay celebrations.
The festival also includes the custom of first-footing. Traditionally, the first person to enter a household after midnight is expected to bring symbolic gifts such as food, drink, or coal, representing prosperity and warmth.
Hogmanay is often treated as simply a translation of New Year's Eve, but it refers to a broader Scottish cultural festival. Dates, routes, and public events can change, while the family and community customs remain more stable.