New year traditions.

[recklessruby]

I am Scottish but live in England (dc born and brought up here). We have several traditions passed down through the family.
I have cleaned the whole house for instance and don't wish anyone a happy New year until midnight (when I want to first foot and sing auld Lang syne).
Dd wants to open and look at the 2019 calendar. I thought that was bad luck so aibu to say NO and have a little panic?
I know I am to millenials but can't shake the old hogmanay traditions?

Scottish parents but I live in England. I have selected the good bits of new year traditions! I shudder when people wish me a happy new year before midnight. Something to drink and eat to be opened after the bells, first foot, letting the old year out etc. I don't abide with the cleaning though.

Fully English here in the NE but my sister's Dad is Scottish so don't know if my parents traditions are local or from my Mum with her ex. My dad used to bring new year in with coal and a 50p. I had no coal so shot 3x 50ps through the window at DH. Wi does were open because it was hot but closed after midnight coincidentally. I've spent today cleanin g house after decorating. Also emptied wash basket! All coincidental but what do they signify?

I made DS first foot us as DH went to bed before the bells

He looked at me oddly when I tried explaining the tall dark and handsome bit (he's only 11 haha!)

I'm Scottish but never opened the windows for blowing out old year, nor kept a plate of coins.
Do celebrate Hogmanay up to the bells, and then New Year. We do have a big steak pie with puff pastry topping on New Years Day and would welcome first footers (except all our potential first footers are with us drinking anyway 🍾🍾). Don't really understand the fancy dress thing in England at New Year. Don't clean the house top to bottom for New Year, but do this as soon as Christmas decs come down - though I'm itching to do this after Boxing Day every year).

My dad is always the first foot but he is neither tall nor dark. Which probably explains a lot about our luck...

I’m Scottish but I’m the USA tonight, opened my windows to let the old out and the new in.

Happy New Year ladies

First footing isn't just Scottish My parents always did it. Both Lancastrian, though they lived in the Midlands for many years. I don't think it was as well-known in the latter, but there are definitely some of us who know our NYE traditions DH also Northern English and had older relatives who also first-footed. Long may it flourish

I don't do the cleaning or the opening of doors or first footing. We have steak pie though. I've filled in most of my new calendar, did it on Christmas day. I'm not superstitious though