First Foot What is it?

[GlassMan]

I love that a dark-haired man was assumed to be a Scot. You don't know how many times I've heard "But you don't have red hair."

[Colin]

Thank you very much for letting me in on this tradition i had just one more question about it. Is it still praticed today in Scotland? well thanks again

Scotland, heck I practised in in BC this past New Years/Hogmanay. Now that I have my new quaich I can do it properly.

[Kilted KT]

Caradoc covered it quite weel....

jus dinnae confeese Hogmany w/ New Years Day- we celebrate baith seperately an differently...

roon here many folk go oot First Footin' on New Years... we carry a lump o' coll fur yur lum...("Lang may yur lum reek") and a bottle o whisky... each pairson in the hoose must hae a wee dram fraim every First Foot bottle befaire the First Footers move oan tae the next hoose....

hmm...exatly how many houses do you visit? That could be an awful lot of bottles ( and drinks)! What kind of gift do you give the "First Fallen"?

[macwilkin]

Scotland, heck I practised in in BC this past New Years/Hogmanay. Now that I have my new quaich I can do it properly.

We've celebrating "First Footing" here in the Midwest US as well -- and I even met a guest to our new hosue this Saturday with my quaich, filled with the Macallan, in the traditional Highland way to greet a guest!

Cheers,

Todd

[Mike1]

-- and I even met a guest to our new hosue this Saturday with my quaich, filled with the Macallan, in the traditional Highland way to greet a guest!

Remember, I do happen to have your address.

[Colin]

Remember, I do happen to have your address.

I was thinking the same thing Mike....

[highlander_Daz]

first footing - or letting the new year in -is still very common.

[Pour1Malt]

hmm...exatly how many houses do you visit? That could be an awful lot of bottles ( and drinks)! What kind of gift do you give the "First Fallen"?

normally three arr foor hooses... but if ya try hard tae keep movin ya can dae ten arr twelve...

[Pour1Malt]

We've celebrating "First Footing" here in the Midwest US as well -- and I even met a guest to our new hosue this Saturday with my quaich, filled with the Macallan, in the traditional Highland way to greet a guest!

Cheers,

Todd

Macallan is fraim the Speyside....


Hie'land malts arr Glen Ord, Glen Mhor, Glen Albyn, Clynelish, Teaninich, Glen Morangie....