The Scottish New Year's Eve celebration whose name also means New Year's Eve is Hogmanay.
The word refers both to December 31 and to the customs and festivities surrounding the Scottish New Year. Hogmanay traditions vary across Scotland, but they often include singing, communal gatherings, fireworks, and first-footing. The first visitor to cross a household's threshold after midnight is traditionally expected to bring symbolic gifts and good luck.
Edinburgh's large public festival has helped make the term internationally familiar. Its programme has included torchlight processions, concerts, street celebrations, and a midnight fireworks display. Other Scottish towns and households celebrate in their own ways, so Hogmanay is broader than the Edinburgh event.
The origin of the word remains disputed. Proposed explanations have linked it to Scots, French, Norse, and Gaelic influences, but no single etymology is universally accepted. The meaning and cultural use of the term are much more certain than its linguistic origin.