Hogmanay is the Scottish name for New Year’s Eve — the night of 31 December — and for the parties that go with it. In most other English-speaking places you just say New Year’s Eve; in Scotland this old name is still very much alive, and the night feels like a big national festival, not only a clock striking twelve. There is singing, visiting, and a lot of drinking. A well-known custom is that the first person to walk into your house after midnight should bring a small gift, for luck. The word is Scottish English, written with a capital letter because it is the name of the festival. If you are not talking about Scotland, many people will not know it. It names the night before the new year, not New Year’s Day itself.

蘇格蘭跨年夜（公曆 12/31，不是農曆除夕；報導偶作「霍格馬奈」）