Hogmanay
Hogmanay New Year's party in Scotland is derived from ancient Celtic origins and Norway. No source that I have studied is quite sure where the word has come or what it means. The meaning is more just about what to name traditionally for gifts on the eve of New Year. The first references to the Hogmanay in 1600 also reported as NAE pork, but is Hagman, and hagmonay , but there are more than ten different ways to write and many of them are in French and not in Gaelic or germanico.Alcuni scholars believe is a remnant dellla Hogmanay celebrations of the winter solstice, Scottish and Norwegian. So I prefer the French definition: "homme est ne!" Meaning, " he (the man) was born!" . Said aloud is Hogmanay Neither homme est.
I think this is the original, in 1538 King James V of Scotland married a French noblewoman and the French language has become popular in Scotland and continued to influence the Scottish dialect for centuries after. It could also explain why the term can not be found before the 16th century. Most likely the significance of Hogmanay has been used by Christianity become doing "Christ is born", but as modern and ancient pagans believed that their sun god is reborn at the winter solstice celebration and no doubt the practices were easily adopted into the new religion.
However, despite the adoption of many pagan practices survived in the tradition of the North, especially the remote areas and islands of Scotland.
Costumes & Traditions
There are many uses traditional Hogmanay, some are no longer practiced, but some of the largest are surprisingly still. How Samhuinn and Yule, the adults were going door to door singing and shouting Hogmanay asking for presents. E 'was and is still common as gifts, share or home made food with family, friends and neighbors. The children went from door to door asking for sweets and oat bread
"Get up, gossip, and waving plumes,
ignoraci not, thinking that we are beggars;
Because we are children out to play, Get up and Hogmanay is
Our "
" The King of Light, the father aged Time,
He brought this day that is the first,
For the months went by slowly, when all eyes rested
as a sober joy,
And every hand is ready to present
Some services in a real compliment. "
One of the oldest traditions that can be found in the folk traditions of other cultures is that a new year you should clean the house until it is spotless, be sure to complete any tasks that have to do that day, and leave out the representations of what you want to attract the new year - coins for prosperity, food for subsistence, dolls to be surrounded by family and friends in the new year, as well as symbols of health, protection and love. In Scotland we have all sorts snacks or just a small breakfast before midnight because it is only after this party. At this time the magic threshold becomes less dense and open all doors and windows of the house, open wide to welcome the new year, and of course, whiskey, brandy, and wine bottles are open to celebrate! All are invited to this party, strangers on the street, family friends, acquaintances - no one is ever removed. This is the main purpose of Hogmanay, being surrounded by your loved ones and to do something happy and joyful with them. The idea was that if you want the same for the coming year, so it is best to propitiate.
This is sympathetic magic, magic is ancient.
"On the Auld Year's morn countr folk
Wi 'gleesome speed rise soon; 'Ere Gleesome
nicht, lass maun end her ilk rok
An' get her reelin 'doun.
The lads the Byres and stables muck,
An 'clean the corn is dightit-
A single life sall be Their luck
Wha's task's undone or slightit
By Them this day. "
It was considered extremely unlucky to have a The Body in the house New Year's Day, and funerals were to be done before the new year.
One of the oldest traditions is the lighting of bonfires. After midnight, all in separate parts of a village, would have passed a torch to light it up outside the village or by a circle of stones or other traditional place for a great celebration of music, dance and bring joy to the sun. The bonfires are representative of the Sun, the spirits in the dark so it might find its way into the world of the living. Brighter and bigger the fire, the better the luck in the new year.
On this night of nights was the most important, where the fire should continue to burn and special precautions have been taken to ensure this. It is incredibly unfortunate crednza that if the fire should die before the sun rose, or even that the sun does not rise at all.
First Step
After midnight on New Year's Day in Scotland it is customary for people to perform these simple divination related to their distance. Going home is a popular tradition of divination in which the first person to set foot in the house early in the new year, determine the fortunes and events of next year. A man is preferred to a woman and a man's hair and dark eyes. as a man of light hair and blue or green eyes. The Reds are particularly unfortunate in some parts of Scotland if they are the first to enter. Some believe that those with light hair are unfortunate, because the Normans were invading in the distant past. Next to a dark handsome man, a woman is fair
the best choice according to custom, the first step in the house. Many people have the custom to call about a person with dark hair, to cross the threshold first, but I'm sure as it is for divination, this should be left to fate.
products and traditional food
For almost all the festivals, feast, birth, or even buying new property, the Scots always uncork their whiskey and eat cheese and pastry. The new year is one of their parties and the opportunity to prepare something extra special: black bread (small cakes with dried fruit), oat cakes (noor-sweet) currant rolls or raisins or other sweet breads, triangular or biscuits. Otherwise, dinner is usually a review of any prepared or preserved food that were available at the time of the year.
Whiskey mead and drinks are very traditional and are used as a drink to toast and Hogmanay, instead of modern ginger, blackcurrant cordial which are used to toast at midnight. Another traditional beverage was Het Pint, which is essentially a lamb's wool or Wassail - spicy mulled cider or beer usually tapped with whiskey.
"A bowl Massy, \u200b\u200bbridge the day jovial
shines its large radius around a sun-like.
full radiated to grace the festive spirit
Andarton,
As far as the children of the beloved, sacred union ,
And welcome from the wool of sheep, the year in growth. "
-References:
" Hagman and Hogmanay. " Dictionary for the Scots Language
Hagman and Hogmanay. " Dictionary of the Scots
Fraser, Marie. Fraser, Marie." Hogmanay ". Electric Scotland "Hogmanay" . Electric Scotland.
McNeill, Marion. Silver Bough: A Calendar of Scottish National Festivals, Hallowe'en to Yule. McNeill, Marion: Silver. Branch A calendar of Scottish National Festivals, Hallowe'en to Yule . Edinburgh: Stuart Titles Ltd, 1990. Edinburgh: Stuart Securities Ltd, 1990.
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