If you aren't Scottish you may never have heard of it - Hogmanay a word that signified to the Vikings the last day of the year. And the Vikings started celebrating in the middle of December. It would not be inappropriate to say, "Let's party like the Vikings."
Fireworks are set off in Edinberg and apparently everyone yells a lot.
Guests are offered dinners of Neeps (turnips) steak, whisky, Tatties (potatoes) and ... The dread in many stomachs - haggis where the innards of sheep or calves are stuffed into a tube made of small or large intestine stuffed with oatmeal, spices and steamed to cook this whole dish?
It is generally cold in Scotland at this time of the year, so dress warmly. Very warmly. The copious amounts of whisky offered should keep you toasty warm though. I gathered from light research that only sissies drink wine at one of these affairs.
I don't think even Gelson's or Bristol Farms - our local gourmet suppliers have haggis and I advise don't eat it even if they do!
But certainly lift a shot of whisky to the Vikings and belt down another shot. Happy Hogmanay Day!
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