From Edinburgh and Glasgow to Aberdeen and Inverness, Scots usher in the New Year with music, dancing, singing, poetry and games in a festival known as Hogmanay. No one knows if the name came from French, Norse or Gaelic speakers.

Hogmanay celebrations were brought to Scotland by Vikings in the 8th and 9th centuries. For many Scots, it's more of a time to exchange presents with family and friends than Christmas. In fact, the Scottish Presbyterian Church banned Christmas for 400 years, until 1958, proclaiming it a Catholic feast.