Scotland's New Year's Eve celebration is called Hogmanay.
Hogmanay is the Scottish name for the final day of the year and the festivities surrounding it. Celebrations vary across Scotland, but commonly include music, street parties, fire rituals, torchlit processions, and gatherings that continue into New Year's Day. Edinburgh's large public celebration is especially famous.
The word's origin is uncertain. Scholars have proposed connections with French, Norse, Gaelic, and medieval Scots terms, but no single explanation has been conclusively established. This uncertainty is sometimes obscured by confident but unsupported claims about one definitive translation.
Hogmanay traditions also include first-footing, in which the first person to enter a home after midnight is associated with luck for the coming year. Other customs involve singing, sharing food and drink, and welcoming neighbors. Hogmanay should not be confused with Burns Night, which honors poet Robert Burns on January 25, or St Andrew's Day, Scotland's national day on November 30.