Colin Blane, the BBC’s former Scotland correspondent, joins Here & Now‘s Lisa Mullins to explain why New Year’s Eve in Scotland is a bigger celebration than Christmas.
Blane also describes how Scots observe “first footing” — the tradition that a tall, dark visitor bearing a gift is the first person to cross your threshold on New Year’s Day.
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