This my last survey 2025 year. Happy New Year to all who celebrate it on January 1st. Not everybody uses January 1st as start new year however. This survey about New Years customs from here and there.

Edinburgh Hogmanay Festival: Originally an informal street party focused on the Tron Kirk in the High Street of the Old Town, since 1993 it has been officially organized and moved to Princes Street (see photo) where there is much more room. Such is the fame of this street party that CNN now broadcasts it live and it rivals the celebrations in Time Square NYC (and without the need for the huge contingent of security personnel) .

A cannon is fired from Edinburgh Castle on a rock above the city at the stroke of midnight, followed by a large fireworks display. New Year's Eve is celebrated with several different customs, such as First-Footing, which involves friends or family members going to each other's houses with a gift of whisky and sometimes a lump of coal (few people are able to actually burn the coal these days as the city is now very eco friendly)..

Highlighted as "One of the 'Top 100 things to do before you die"' and recently the only festival to appear in the 'Discovery Channel – Top 25 World Travel Experiences', Edinburgh's Hogmanay Street Party is one of the world's greatest New Year celebrations.

Only COVID, SARS and extremely bad weather events have cancelled this event in the past 50 years.

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This is my last survey of the 2025 year. Happy New Year to all who celebrate it on January 1st. Not everybody uses January 1st as the start of the new year however. This survey is about New Years customs from here and there.