<P> In Scotland, New Year's (Hogmanay) 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 . </P> <P> Edinburgh, the Scottish capital, hosts one of the world's most famous New Year celebrations . The celebration is focused on a major street party along Princes Street . The cannon is fired at Edinburgh Castle at the stroke of midnight, followed by a large fireworks display . Edinburgh hosts a festival of four or five days, beginning on 28 December, and lasting until New Year's Day or January 2, which is also a bank holiday in Scotland . </P> <P> Other cities across Scotland, such as Aberdeen, Glasgow and Stirling have large organised celebrations too, including fireworks at midnight . </P> <P> BBC Scotland broadcast the celebrations in Edinburgh to a Scottish audience, with the celebrations also screened across the world . STV covers both worldwide New Year celebrations, and details of events happening around Scotland . </P>

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