Did you know that Christmas day was not classed as a public holiday until 1958?
An Act of the Parliament of Scotland back in 1640 made the celebration of Yuletide frivolities illegal. This was repealed in 1686, but it took the nation roughly another 400 years to come round to the idea that Christmas was a good thing.
That’s why we in Scotland have always made much more of Hogmanay than the English and Welsh ever have over New Year’s Day.