Presbyterian Influence
The following quote is one of the first mentions of the holiday in official church records:
- It is ordinary among some plebeians in the South of Scotland to go about from door to door upon New-years Eve, crying Hagmane.
(This was of general disapproval of Hogmanay). Still in Scotland Hogmanay and Ne'erday are as or more important than Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in the rest of the UK.
Although Christmas Day held its normal religious nature in Scotland amongst its Catholic and Presbyterian communities, the Presbyterian national church, the Church of Scotland, had discouraged the celebration of Christmas for over 400 years. However, 1 and 2 January remain public holidays in Scotland and Hogmanay still is associated with as much celebration as Christmas in Scotland. Most Scots still celebrate Ne'erday with a special dinner, usually steak pie.
Read more about this topic: Hogmanay
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