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Sunday, December 31, 2023

First Foot tradition

The Scottish residents and expatriates partake in

first-footing 

where the first person to enter the house/business establishment

on New Year's Day 12:01 a.m. and later is viewed as a bringer of

luck for the coming year.  Red-headed visitors are viewed as bad luck;

traditionally this person should bring a present but nothing too crazy!

[ example gifts like a lump of coal, shortbread, or whiskey ]

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