Scotland's traditional New Year's Eve celebration is called Hogmanay.
Hogmanay is the Scots name for the final day of the old year and the associated New Year festivities. Celebrations can include parties, street events, torchlight processions, music, dancing, and the custom of first-footing, in which the first visitor to enter a home after midnight is associated with good fortune for the household.
The holiday developed through a mixture of Scottish, northern European, and Christian-era winter customs. Its exact word origin remains disputed, and historians do not agree on a single definitive etymology. Modern celebrations vary considerably by town and city, so Hogmanay is a national tradition rather than one single event.
Hogmanay is often mistakenly treated as the name of Edinburgh's festival alone. Edinburgh hosts one of the best-known Hogmanay programmes, but celebrations also take place across Scotland. The tradition is also distinct from Burns Night, which commemorates poet Robert Burns on January 25.