The Scottish New Year's Eve tradition involving first-footing is Hogmanay.
Hogmanay is the Scottish celebration of New Year's Eve and the New Year. In the first-footing custom, the first person to enter a home after midnight is traditionally expected to bring good fortune. Older folklore often considered a tall, dark-haired man especially lucky, and customary gifts could include coal, bread, salt, whisky, or shortbread to symbolize warmth, food, prosperity, and hospitality.
The details vary across Scotland and modern households, and contemporary celebrations do not always follow the older rules about the visitor's appearance. Hogmanay also includes gatherings, singing, fire traditions, and the widespread performance of “Auld Lang Syne.” It is distinct from Burns Night, which commemorates poet Robert Burns on January 25, and St Andrew's Day, Scotland's national day on November 30.