Hogmanay is what Scots call the First Day. And Quaaltagh means First Step.
We Scots are generally a very superstitious people. (How else can we explain...?)
It is on this day we concentrate more superstitions than apply to the rest of the year.
I grew up in a house full of ginger topped Scots. We were forbidden by all others of our own nationality from being the first person to cross their threshold after midnight on New Years eve.
They wanted a tall dark haired man with blue eyes. It made me feel slightly rejected. Now that my hair is entirely white, I'll have to research if that ban still applies.
Knowing how long we Scots remember things, I am sure it still does.
Happy New Year!
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