Hogmanay: Dictionary.com Word of the Day

Here is an interesting word. Try saying this tonite after several drinks.................PEACE.................Scott

Word of the Day for Saturday December 31, 2005

 Hogmanay \hog-muh-NAY; HOG-muh-nay\, noun:
 The  name,  in Scotland, for New Year's Eve, on which children
 go  about singing and asking for gifts; also, a gift, cake, or
 treat given on New Year's Eve.

   This  is  Hogmanay, the gifting of another year, the coming
   of  midnight,  the  darkest  hour,  before the turn towards
   dawn.
   --John  F.  Deane,  "The  music  of what happens," [1]Irish
   Times, December 28, 2000

   The  biggest celebration in Britain was in Edinburgh, where
   Hogmanay  drew  about 200,000 people to a free street party
   in the city centre.
   --"Archbishop  of Canterbury calls for greater generosity,"
   [2]Irish Times, Saturday, January 2, 1999
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 The origin of the word Hogmanay is unknown.

References

1. http://www.ireland.com/
2. http://www.ireland.com/