Scotland's New Year's Eve celebration is called Hogmanay.
Hogmanay is the Scottish term for the last day of the year and for the celebrations surrounding it. Edinburgh hosts one of the world's best-known Hogmanay festivals, with torchlight processions, concerts, street parties, and a large midnight gathering near Edinburgh Castle.
The holiday has older Scottish roots and includes customs such as first-footing. Traditionally, the first person to enter a home after midnight was expected to bring symbolic gifts such as coal, shortbread, salt, or whisky. A tall, dark-haired first-footer was sometimes considered especially lucky, though modern celebrations vary widely.
Singing “Auld Lang Syne,” the poem associated with Robert Burns, is another central feature of Scottish New Year celebrations. Hogmanay is not simply a synonym for a single fireworks display: it describes a broader set of national customs, local events, and New Year gatherings.