Scotland's New Year's Eve festival featuring street parties and concerts is called Hogmanay.
Hogmanay is the Scottish celebration of the final day of the year and the arrival of the new one. Modern celebrations are especially associated with Edinburgh, where organized events can include concerts, processions, fireworks, and a large street party. The word's origin is uncertain, with proposed links to Scots, French, Norse, and other languages.
The celebration includes the custom of first-footing: the first person to enter a household after midnight traditionally brings symbolic gifts such as coal, shortbread, salt, or whisky. Customs vary across Scotland, and Edinburgh's large public event is only one form of Hogmanay. It should not be confused with Burns Night, which honors poet Robert Burns on January 25.