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Symbols and Actions
The actions of this celebration and Ritual is that this is bringing many people together and celebrate the end of the year and that they can even celebrate that a new year is starting and that they can have a great time with their friends and their family. The symbols of this celebration Auld Lang Syne which is when they sing a song and that they reflect on the year that they have had during the song. -
Changes within the Celebration
Reflection on the year/life, late-night partying; family gatherings; feasting; gift exchanges; fireworks; countdowns; watchnight services; social gatherings, during which participants may dance, eat, consume alcoholic beverages, and watch or light fireworks.
They may even have some fire dancing too as well and these would be the changes they would have brought in. -
Origins
Theories have placed hogomanay is as a product of Gaelic or Norman-French origins and this is due to a new year starting and that they may even start a new fresh year better than ever. But the celebration tends to happen in Scotland. -
Beliefs
The beliefs that they have with the Celebration is that they are welcoming strangers and friends together to celebrate the ritual and that they are marking this mostly as they mark the end of a year and that they are going to start a new year. -
Significance
The significance of this ritual is that they get to celebrate the start of the winter solstice, which is the change of season so they are celebrating the first day of winter and this occurs every year on the 21st of June. -
Changes to the beliefs around participation
now days in Hogmanay people either party outside with everyone who lives in the town or either have a party at their house with family and friends which wasn’t done many years ago. -
Challenges to observing the ritual
his involves being the first person to cross the threshold of a friend or neighbour and often involves the giving of symbolic gifts such as salt, coal, shortbread, whisky, and black bun, these are intended to bring different kinds of luck to the householder. annual Torchlight Procession sees thousands of revellers take to the streets with torches lit with fire, you can see people everywhere walking around with fire. -
History
The Hogmanay originally started back in early 8th and 9th century with the celebrations starting due to the Vikings. These Norseman, or men from an even more northly latitude than Scotland, This is made a lot of attention with the significance of the winter solstice which attracts of a lot attention from many people who live in the Country.
