The Pressure Party: New Years Eve

Posted on December 27, 2010 by Gail McInnes in Fun & Interesting Things // 0 Comments

So now that we’ve gotten all that Christmas stuff out-of-the-way, it’s time to figure out what the heck to do for New Years Eve.

New Years Eve – or Hogmanay, as we call it in Scotland – always build up big hopes to find the right party to throw away the old year and bring in the new. I’m ridiculously superstitious about it as well – cleaning my house from top to bottom, tying up any lose ends left over from the year, wondering who will be my first foot, etc. It wasn’t till a few years ago that I learned that Christmas was actually pretty much banned in Scotland for about 400 years making New Years the big annual celebration it is today. Which would explain why I have all these silly rituals and feel compelled to carry them out so vehemently.

The main dilemna I have each year is figuring out what to do and with who. I doubt anything would top last’s year’s fête at the Burroughes for me. [View photos here.] Seeing as I believe that how you bring in the new year signifies the currents of the upcoming year, I’m keeping it relaxed and simple, because that is how I would love 2011 to be. So I’m sticking close to home at a local pub with some dear friends and then we’ll see where the night takes us.

What are your plans?