Scotland's New Year's Eve celebration is called Hogmanay.
Hogmanay is the Scots word for the final day of the year and also names Scotland's wider New Year festivities. Its customs developed from winter celebrations and later Christian and civic traditions, although the exact origin of the word remains disputed.
One famous custom is first-footing. After midnight, the first person to enter a household is traditionally expected to bring symbolic gifts such as coal, shortbread, salt, or whisky. In some traditions, a tall, dark-haired visitor is considered especially lucky.
Edinburgh hosts one of the world's most prominent public Hogmanay events, featuring concerts, a torchlight procession, and fireworks. “Auld Lang Syne,” the song associated with Robert Burns, is widely sung at midnight in Scotland and internationally, though Burns adapted existing Scots verses rather than inventing every line from scratch.