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(jié):蓋爾人(蘇格蘭和愛爾蘭的凱爾特人)慶祝豐收季節(jié)結(jié)束的節(jié)日).TheVikingscelebratedYule（圣誕節(jié)）,whichlatercontributedtotheTwelveDaysofChristmas,orthe"DaftDays"（圣誕節(jié)前后的歡樂日子）

astheyweresometimescalledinScotland.ThewinterfestivalwentundergroundwiththeProtestantReformation（宗教改革）andensuingyears(seeChristmasinScotland),butre-emergedneartheendofthe17thcentury圣誕節(jié)并未作為一個(gè)蘇格蘭人慶祝的節(jié)日,實(shí)際上，從17世紀(jì)末到20世紀(jì)50年代的將近四百年里，圣誕節(jié)在蘇格蘭一直被禁止。其起因在于新教改革（ProtestantReformation），當(dāng)時(shí)蘇格蘭教會(huì)（Kirk）認(rèn)為圣誕節(jié)作為天主教（PopishorCatholic）的節(jié)日，理應(yīng)被禁止。很多蘇格蘭人必須在圣誕節(jié)工作，新年也就理所當(dāng)然地成為他們的冬至節(jié)日，這時(shí)家庭和親友團(tuán)聚,享受派對(duì)，并交換禮物，對(duì)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(yán)重失禮的),nevermindunlucky!TheCelebration3:AtraditionalScotssong--AuldLangSyne（友誼天長(zhǎng)地久）Asatraditional,after31Decembermidnight,peoplewillsingAuldLangSyne,whichiscraetedbyRobert?Burns

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