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Hogmanay Traditions – Scottish New Year’s Eve Celebrations

VisitScotlandAmyVisitScotlandAmy Member ✪
edited December 2016 in Understanding Scotland

Hogmanay is fast approaching, and with it comes a whole host of Scottish traditions. Towns and cities across Scotland celebrate the 31st December in a multitude of ways… but what is your favourite way to spend New Year’s Eve? 


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  • mustseescotlandmustseescotland VisitScotland Contributor ✭✭✭
    We like to spend Hogmanay with friends - eating a nice meal and then first-footing locally. We have written about Hogmanay - its traditions and some of the other mid-winter festivals - the food is useful to know about  - such as Black Bun washed down with Het Pint! Discover too why a decorated herring was tied to a door handle!

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  • Franky_RoRoFranky_RoRo Member ✭✭
    My favorite way to RECOVER from Hogmanay is to get a Steak Pie from the butchers. In particular Crombie's on Broughton Street in Edinburgh is a meat-eaters dream!

    The sausages are totally awesome, the steak pie's are the size of your head (or bigger), they do some pretty nice lunches during the week around noon-2 (pulled pork, mince & tatties etc), and it's got a proper locale clientele, all New Towner's, which is one of Edinburgh's nicer neighborhood's to live in if you didn't know.

    Yes, Steak Pie bought in with a wee dram on New Year's day is the way to refuel after whatever you did the night before  :)
  • Samantha_GrantSamantha_Grant VisitScotland Ambassador ✭✭✭✭
    I loved the old Hogmanay nights of my childhood.  Neighbour's first footing (a tall dark stranger was preferred for good luck), house parties, black bun and my Granddad playing traditional tunes on the accordion.  Happy days. 

    A steak pie dinner on New Year's Day is also a tradition in my Edinburgh household.  It'd be sacrilege to eat anything else. 
    I'm a Scottish travel blogger and freelance writer with an extensive knowledge of travelling in Scotland.  I'm always on the road exploring my wonderful country.  I love remote places, history and the great outdoors. 




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