Seven Celtic Nations/Including Norse

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Comment by Lady Boru on December 24, 2014 at 8:51pm

New Years..or Hogmanay

1. First Footing After the stroke of midnight, neighbors visit each other, bearing traditional symbolic gifts such as shortbread or black bun, a kind of fruit cake. The visitor, in turn, is offered a small whisky. A friend of mine who remembers first footing, also remembers that if you had a lot of friends, you'd be offered a great deal of whisky.

   The first person to enter a house in the New Year, the first foot, could bring luck for the New Year. The luckiest was a tall, dark and handsome man. The unluckiest a red head and the unluckiest of all a red-headded woman.

Comment by Lady Boru on December 24, 2014 at 8:49pm

The Singing of Auld Lang Syne All over the world, people sing Robert Burn's version of this traditional Scottish air. How it became the New Year's song is something of a mystery. At Edinburgh's Hogmanay, people join hands for what is reputed to be the world's biggest Auld Lang Syne.

Comment by Lady Boru on December 24, 2014 at 8:49pm

Bonfires and Fire Festivals Scotland's fire festivals at Hogmany and later in January may have pagan or Viking origins. The use of fire to purify and drive away evil spirits is an ancient idea. Fire is at the center of Hogmanay celebrations in Stonehaven, Comrie and Biggar and has recently become an element in Edinburgh's Hogmanay celebration.

Comment by Lady Boru on December 24, 2014 at 8:17pm

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Comment by Lady Boru on July 9, 2014 at 12:04pm

Thanks for the wonderful posts..

Comment by Richard Marquez on July 3, 2014 at 7:27pm

By the way those Celtic Woman rock!

Comment by Richard Marquez on July 3, 2014 at 7:14pm

Thanks for all you do for us..Have a Happy 4th of July,God bless America and all of you...

Comment by Lady Boru on July 3, 2014 at 5:13pm

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