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Hogmanay is a traditional New Year celebrated with exuberance in most parts of Scotland, but especially in Edinburgh and Glasgow, where organized street parties attracting crowds of over 100,000 each on December 31.

Originally a pagan festival that involved the worship of the sun and fire, Hogmanay has been enthusiastically adopted by the Romans who celebrated like a sumptuous feast in winter, introducing a lot of hard-Day in procedure. The festival has succeeded in its transition to the 21st century and is an important part of New Year celebrations involved throughout Scotland each year.

Although most people around the world have heard of the Edinburgh Hogmanay party in Glasgow has its own spectacular celebration of George Square in the city also offers the best of Scottish hospitality, but is often neglected. It's a great night of celebration and the Glasgow Hogmanay party attracts thousands of revelers under a few great nights in Edinburgh. The former European City of Culture has been a massive regeneration over the last 15 years and offers much for visitors to see and do before and after the Hogmanay party.

Any plan to attend the celebrations should be aware that only those who have obtained tickets in advance access George Square. This is purely a security measure intended to prevent a recurrence of this kind of overcrowding seen on Hogmanay festival in Edinburgh in 1996 which resulted in crushing injuries of revelers. Now, the evening can be celebrated and enjoyed without worry until dawn.

In the Glasgow George Square starts early and spreads in the "wee hours of the morning, with the highlight being the only piper playing the bagpipes, just before midnight, arriving just before Big Ben rings in new year. That was the signal for the kiss at the beginning as everyone wishes each other a good year, and robust join to sing a rousing version of Auld Lang Syne. During the evening festivities include dancing in the streets and the entertainment of the great laws called everyone drinks in the atmosphere and enters the spirit of the evening.

As for hours of fun, the Hogmanay celebrations also generate significant revenue for hoteliers in the cities, inns and shops. Because most attend Hogmanay celebrations come from outside Scotland, the revenue generated by those who take short breaks in Glasgow and Edinburgh especially for the festivities of New Year is estimated at between Ā£ 15 million and Ā£ 20 million per year.