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Hogmanay

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Hog·ma·nay  (hgm-n, hgm-n)
n. Scots
1. The eve of New Year's Day, on which children traditionally go from house to house asking for presents.
2. A present requested or given on this day.
[Origin unknown.]
Hogmanay
Noun
New Year's Eve in Scotland [probably from Old French aguillanneuf a New Year's Eve gift]
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Noun1.Hogmanay - New Year's Eve in Scotland
December 31, New Year's Eve - the last day of the year
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Spanish Hogmanay [hɔgməˈneɪ] n (Scottish) → Nochevieja
French Hogmanay [hɔgməˈneɪ] n → réveillon m du jour de l'An, Saint-Sylvestre f
HogmanayLa Saint-Sylvestre ou "New Year's Eve" se nomme Hogmanay en Écosse. En cette occasion, la famille et les amis se réunissent pour entendre sonner les douze coups de minuit et pour fêter le "first-footing", une coutume qui veut qu'on se rende chez ses amis et voisins en apportant quelque chose à boire (du whisky en général) et un morceau de charbon en gage de prospérité pour la nouvelle année.
German Hogmanay [hɔgməˈneɪ] (Scot) n → Silvester nt
Italian Hogmanay [hɔgməˈneɪ] n (Scottish) → San Silvestro
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