The Scottish New Year's Eve celebration held in Edinburgh is called Hogmanay.
Hogmanay is the Scottish term for New Year's Eve and the associated celebrations. Edinburgh's modern festival includes a large street party, concerts, a torchlight procession, and a midnight fireworks display, although exact programming can change from year to year.
The word and customs have complex histories. Scottish Hogmanay traditions draw on Gaelic, Norse, Christian, and local practices, reflecting the country's long cultural history. In Scotland, New Year's festivities traditionally had particular importance because Christmas was observed less prominently as a public holiday for much of the modern period.
Hogmanay is broader than Edinburgh's festival: communities throughout Scotland celebrate it. It should also 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.