Read on for a summary of some of the most weird and wonderful Scottish Hogmanay and New Year's traditions. Despite the name, redding the house does not involve covering your home in red paint.

Christmas was outlawed in Scotland for many years amidst the backdrop of the Scottish Reformation. As a result, Scots began to shift their celebrations to Hogmanay instead — which is why there are ...

New year celebrations in Scotland are an important part of the ... One of the biggest Hogmanay traditions is first footing. It is said that having a tall, dark-haired man as the first visitor ...

Red is a lucky colour in Chinese culture and during Lunar New Year it is tradition to gift your friends and family money in ...

Some Scottish festive traditions still go back to the Vikings and Yule, like the Hogmanay tradition of First Footing, where the first guest to enter the household on New Year’s Day is a bringer ...

4. Scotland: First Footing Scotland’s New Year’s Eve celebration, Hogmanay, is steeped in tradition. One of the most iconic customs is “first footing,” where the first person to cross a ...

Across the Scottish Highlands ... as a staple at their New Year's Eve feasts. 10 New Year's Eve Food Traditions From Around the World e7awi 1 10 New Year's Eve Food Traditions From Around the ...

"It is how we have always done it," one islander told BBC Scotland News ... breathing down your neck." For New Year's Day he said he would follow in the traditions he had learned from his mother ...

Superstitions like Spain's grape-eating, Scotland's first footing ... has a unique tradition and superstition to it. Before the New Year begins, people clean their houses head to toe and make ...

The festivities marking the Lunar New Year begin tomorrow and include music, cultural showcases, and family-friendly events ...