The Scottish New Year festival that includes first-footing is called Hogmanay.
Hogmanay is Scotland’s traditional celebration of the passage into the new year. Customs vary by region, but common elements include singing “Auld Lang Syne,” visiting friends and relatives, carrying fire, and first-footing. In first-footing, the first person to enter a household after midnight is traditionally expected to bring symbolic gifts such as coal, bread, salt, or whisky.
The festival’s history reflects a mixture of Scottish customs and influences from older winter celebrations, as well as changes in public religious observance. Hogmanay became especially prominent in Scotland partly because Christmas was historically treated less as a major public holiday than it was in many other parts of Britain.
Modern Hogmanay events can include concerts, torch processions, street parties, and fireworks. First-footing is a household custom, not the name of the entire festival, and Burns Night is a separate January celebration for Robert Burns.