世界各地奇怪的新年前夜傳統(tǒng)

Scotland

蘇格蘭

Immediately after the bells, the first-footing begins, which means being the first person across a friend’s or neighbor’s threshold.

新年鐘聲一響起，大家開始互相串門。新年第一個訪客（first-footing）意思是第一個到朋友或者鄰居家串門的人。

The first-foot usually brings several gifts, including perhaps a coin, bread, salt, coal, or a whisky, which respectively represent financial prosperity, food, flavor, warmth, and good cheer.

第一個訪客往往要攜帶一些禮物上門，包括像一枚硬幣、面包、鹽、煤炭、或者一瓶威士忌，它們各自代表著財富、食物、情趣、溫暖以及喜悅。