The Scottish name for New Year's Eve celebrations is Hogmanay.
Hogmanay is Scotland's traditional celebration of the final day of the year and the arrival of the next one. Customs include singing “Auld Lang Syne,” visiting friends and relatives, and first-footing, in which the first person to enter a home after midnight brings symbolic gifts.
The word's origin is disputed, with proposed links to French, Norse, Gaelic, and Scots expressions. Hogmanay is not the same event as Burns Night, which honors poet Robert Burns on January 25. Major modern celebrations have included street parties, concerts, and torchlit processions.