The Scottish name for New Year's Eve celebrations is Hogmanay.
Hogmanay is Scotland's traditional celebration of the final day of the year, although the word can also refer to the wider festivities surrounding New Year's Day. Major events take place in cities including Edinburgh, where concerts, street parties, torchlight processions, and fireworks form a large annual program.
Many Hogmanay customs are connected with welcoming good fortune. First-footing involves the first person to enter a home after midnight bringing symbolic gifts such as food, drink, or coal. In some communities, people sing “Auld Lang Syne,” a song strongly associated with Scottish poet Robert Burns.
The celebration's exact linguistic origin is uncertain. Proposed links include French, Norse, Gaelic, and Scots sources, so no single etymology is universally accepted. Hogmanay is not the same holiday as Burns Night, which takes place on January 25 and honors Robert Burns's birthday.