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。