Scotland's traditional New Year's Eve celebration is called Hogmanay.
Hogmanay is the Scottish name for the final day of the year and the celebrations surrounding it. Its customs vary by region, but commonly include singing “Auld Lang Syne,” visiting friends and family, fire festivals, and first-footing—the practice of being the first person to enter a home after midnight.
The word's origin is uncertain. Proposed explanations connect it with Scandinavian, French, Gaelic, and Middle English terms, but no single derivation is universally accepted. Modern Hogmanay festivities became especially prominent in Edinburgh, where large public celebrations developed into one of the world's best-known New Year's events.
Hogmanay is sometimes treated as simply a Scottish synonym for New Year's Eve, but it also refers to the broader set of Scottish traditions. Burns Night, held on 25 January, is a separate celebration honoring poet Robert Burns.