The Scottish name for New Year's Eve celebrations, famous for first-footing, is Hogmanay.
Hogmanay refers to Scotland's New Year celebration and includes gatherings, singing, fireworks, and customs that continue into New Year's Day. The best-known tradition is first-footing: the first person to enter a home after midnight traditionally brings symbolic gifts such as coal, shortbread, salt, or whisky.
Edinburgh hosts one of the world's best-known Hogmanay programs, with a torchlight procession, concerts, street events, and fireworks. However, Hogmanay is not limited to Edinburgh; communities across Scotland mark it in different ways.
The word's ultimate origin remains disputed. Proposed connections include French, Norse, Gaelic, and Scots sources, so claims that it has one universally accepted etymology should be treated cautiously.