Hogmanay is the traditional Scottish celebration of New Year's Eve. The word refers to the festival itself, rather than to one particular parade, concert, or fireworks show.
Modern Edinburgh Hogmanay commonly includes a torchlight procession, concerts, street celebrations, and fireworks near Edinburgh Castle. The city event became especially prominent in the late twentieth century, while Scottish New Year customs have much older roots and were shaped by winter, community, and seasonal traditions.
Hogmanay is often connected with first-footing, in which the first person to enter a home after midnight is believed to influence the household's luck. Burns Night, held on January 25, honors poet Robert Burns and is not the same celebration. Up Helly Aa is a separate Shetland fire festival, usually held in January.