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 ...

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 ...