HogmanayNewYear’s

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除夕彭清蓉教育三班1212010613InScotland,NewYear‘sEvecalledHogmanay——isthemajorwintercelebration,andovershadowsChristmaswhichisaveryquietaffair.

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AlthoughHogmanayitselfis31stDecember,theScottishinfactcelebratethenewyearuntil2ndJanuary.ThisdayisanofficialholidayonlyinScotland,andnotintherestoftheUKwheretheword'Hogmanay'isnotused.

OriginsTherootsofHogmanayperhapsreachbacktothecelebrationofthewintersolstice(冬至)amongtheNorse,aswellasincorporatingcustomsfromtheGaeliccelebrationofSamhain(死神節:蓋爾人(蘇格蘭和愛爾蘭的凱爾特人)慶祝豐收季節結束的節日).TheVikingscelebratedYule（圣誕節）,whichlatercontributedtotheTwelveDaysofChristmas,orthe"DaftDays"（圣誕節前后的歡樂日子）

astheyweresometimescalledinScotland.ThewinterfestivalwentundergroundwiththeProtestantReformation（宗教改革）andensuingyears(seeChristmasinScotland),butre-emergedneartheendofthe17thcentury圣誕節并未作為一個蘇格蘭人慶祝的節日,實際上，從17世紀末到20世紀50年代的將近四百年里，圣誕節在蘇格蘭一直被禁止。其起因在于新教改革（ProtestantReformation），當時蘇格蘭教會（Kirk）認為圣誕節作為天主教（PopishorCatholic）的節日，理應被禁止。很多蘇格蘭人必須在圣誕節工作，新年也就理所當然地成為他們的冬至節日，這時家庭和親友團聚,享受派對，并交換禮物，對孩子們來說這更是重要的日子,而新年一詞最終就變成了“hogmanay”。TheCelebration

1:HogmanayTorchParadeandFireworks

on30thDecembernight,torchparade（火炬游行)isthecomingofoftheNewYearcelebration,whichwillproceedfromCarltonhilltoRoyalMileroad

on31stDecember,aseriesofstreetpartiesareheldinPrinceStreet.WhentheNewYearbellrings,thecolorfulfireworkswillriseabovetheEdinburghcastle

TheCelebration

2:FirstFooting--Aftermidnighton31stDecember

Thereisasuperstitiousbeliefthatthefirstpersontocrossthethreshold(門檻)ofahouseholdintheNewYearcanbringluckandprosperity.Toensuregoodluck,afirstfootershouldbeadark-hairedandhandsomemaleandshouldbringalumpofcoalorapeat(泥煤)asagiftandaregivena"dramofwhisky"astheirreward.Tofirstfootahouseholdempty-handedisconsideredgrosslydiscourteous(嚴重失禮的),nevermindunlucky!TheCelebration3:AtraditionalScotssong--AuldLangSyne（友誼天長地久）Asatraditional,after31Decembermidnight,peoplewillsingAuldLangSyne,whichiscraetedbyRobert?Burns

午夜來臨后，作為傳統，人們會歌唱羅伯特?彭斯（RobertBurns）所作的《友誼地久天長》（“ForAuldLangSyne”）Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgot,Andneverbroughttomin’?Shouldauldacquaintancebeforgot,Andauldlangsnye?