Hogmanay
hog-ma-na', the last day and evening of the old year. At this season the country people and young folks of north England and the Lowlands of Scotland were wont to go from door to door calling out "Hogmanay." They expected to be welcomed with small presents. The greeting seems to carry the meaning of "Christmas gift" and "Happy New Year" combined. The custom is thought to owe its origin to an ancient Druid cry or phrase of greeting, meaning "To the Mistletoe, the New Year."
The cottar weanies, glad and gay,
Wi' pocks out owre their shoulder,
Sing at the doors for hogmanay.
Wi' pocks out owre their shoulder,
Sing at the doors for hogmanay.
See Hallowe'En; Holiday; New Year
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