The Scottish name for New Year's Eve celebrations is Hogmanay.
Hogmanay refers to Scotland's celebrations on the final day of the year and the customs surrounding the arrival of the new year. Edinburgh hosts one of the world's best-known Hogmanay events, with concerts, processions, fireworks, and large street gatherings.
A major Scottish custom is first-footing: the first person to enter a home after midnight is traditionally expected to bring luck. Gifts such as whisky, shortbread, coal, or salt have appeared in versions of this custom, symbolizing warmth, food, or prosperity.
Hogmanay is not the same as Burns Night, which commemorates poet Robert Burns on 25 January. It is also broader than a single Edinburgh concert or fireworks show, since communities throughout Scotland mark it in different ways.