First-Foot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In British folklore, the first-foot , also known in Manx Gaelic as quaaltagh or qualtagh , is the first person to cross the threshold of a home on New Year's Day and a bringer of good fo...
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Hogmanay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hogmanay (pronounced — with the main stress on the last syllable) is the Scots word for the last day of the year and is synonymous with the celebration of the New Year (Gregorian calendar)...
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"First footing" (or the "first foot" in the house after midnight) is still common across Scotland. To ensure good luck for the house the first foot should be a dark male, and he should bring with him symbolic pieces of coal, shortbread, salt, black bun and a wee dram of whisky.
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Elsewhere in Scotland, particularly in more remote parts, customary first footing and Scottish dances, or ceilidhs (pronounced "kayli"), take place. For centuries, fire ceremonies -- torch light processions, fireball swinging and lighting of New Year fires -- played an important part in the Hogmanay celebrations.
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