Edinburgh's New Year's Eve event is known as Hogmanay.
Hogmanay is the Scots word for the final day of the year and also the name for Scotland's New Year's celebrations. Edinburgh's modern festival includes concerts, processions, street events, and fireworks, making it one of the most internationally recognized New Year's gatherings. The precise origin of the word remains uncertain, and proposed explanations have drawn on Scandinavian, French, Gaelic, and other linguistic traditions.
Scottish Hogmanay customs include “first-footing,” in which the first person to enter a household after midnight is thought to influence the home's luck for the coming year. Traditional gifts can include coal, shortbread, salt, or whisky. The celebration is distinct from Burns Night, which honors poet Robert Burns on January 25. Although Edinburgh's event is the most famous internationally, Hogmanay is celebrated across Scotland rather than belonging only to the capital.