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The Hogmanay Companion: Millennium Edition (Paperback)

by Hugh Douglas (Author), K. Horrox (Illustrator)
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This volume reveals the origins of New Year's Eve, or Hogmanay as the Scots term has it. Hugh Douglas takes the reader from the remotest beginnings of the festival through 18th- and 19th-century developments and up to the millennium. The book explores many of the puzzling aspects of the New Year's celebrations, including: why a tall, dark stranger at midnight?; why carrying a lump of coal; and why can the first-foot never be a fair person no matter how firm a friend? The author also explores how the name "Hogmanay" was derived and what it means, and offers songs and food and drink recipes. A Hangover Helpline is also provided for those who have over-indulged!


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Hugh Douglas is a prolific author with critically acclaimed works on Robert Burns, Bonnie Prince Charlie and Flora Macdonald. He is also author of the Burns Supper Companion.

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