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 ...

Interesting New Year’s Traditions Around The World 1. Eat 12 Grapes In Seconds – Spain. If you manage to eat twelve grapes while the church bells strike midnight on New Years ...

New year, same old traditions? Or will this be the year you ... on New Year’s Eve (known as Hogmanay, in Scotland),” says Hayes. “Translated roughly as “times long past’ it’s sung ...

How well do you know these New Year’s traditions - some dating back hundreds of years and many of them still carried on in the UK today? From China's Dongzhi festival to St Lucia's Day in ...

Fire looms large in Hogmanay celebrations and the fire festivals that take place across Scotland at New Year doubtless have roots in a pagan, Viking past. Hogmanay does take to itself many of the more ...

In this article, we’ll explore 10 unique New Year traditions worldwide ... a leap into good fortune for the coming year. In Scotland, "first-footing" involves being the first person to enter ...

February 29 only comes around every four years - do you know the Irish history and traditions ... the leap year. I'm sure the women were thrilled. The tradition was then taken to Scotland by ...