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New Year

The celebration of New Year's Eve is one of the oldest rites known to man. Julius Caesar set January 1 as the starting date of the new year and that is what it has been ever since. In Scotland, New Year's Eve has always been one of the most important annual events. One Scottish New Year custom is the singing of "Auld Lang Syne" at midnight. When the clock strikes 12, everybody stands in a circle crossing their arms and holding hands with thorn who are on either side, merrily singing Robert Burns' poem:

Should old acquaintance be forgot

And never brought to mind

Should old acquaintance be forgot And days of old Lang syne.

For auld Lang syne, my dear

For auld Lang syne,

We'll take a cup of kindness yet For auld Lang syne.

And here's a hand, my trusty friend

And here's a hand o' thine,

We'll take a cup of kindness yet

For auld Lang syne.

The Scots also have a custom called first-footing. Young men wander from house to house after midnight, visiting with their neighbours. The first young man to enter a house is known as the first foot. He has the right to kiss the girl who answers the door.

In England, New Year has never been as popular a holiday as it is in Scotland and most other countries.

Yangi yil

Yangi yil bayramini nishonlash insonga ma'lum bo'lgan eng qadimiy marosimlardan biridir. Yuliy Tsezar 1-yanvarni yangi yilning boshlanish sanasi sifatida belgilab qo'ydi va shu vaqtdan beri shunday bo'ldi. Shotlandiyada Yangi yil bayrami har doim eng muhim yillik tadbirlardan biri bo'lib kelgan. Shotlandiyalik yangi yil odatlaridan biri - yarim tunda "Auld Lang Syne" qo'shig'ini kuylash. Soat 12 ga ishora qilganda hamma doira ichida qo'llarini kesib tikan bilan qo'llarini ushlab Robert Bernsning she'rini quvnoq kuylaydilar

Eski tanishuvni unutish kerakmi?

Va hech qachon aqlga keltirmagan

Eski tanishuvni unutish kerakmi va eski Lang syne kunlari.

Auld Lang syne uchun azizim

Auld Lang syne uchun

Biz hali bir piyola mehribonlik olamiz For Auld Lang syne.

Va mana bu mening qo'lim ishonchli do'stim

Va mana bu sizning qo'lingiz

Hali bir piyola mehrni olamiz

Auld Lang syne uchun.

Shotlandlarda ham birinchi qadam deb ataladigan odat bor. Yigitlar yarim tundan keyin qo'shnilariga tashrif buyurib uyma-uy yurishadi. Uyga kirgan birinchi yigit birinchi oyoq deb nomlanadi. U eshikka javob beradigan qizni o'pish huquqiga ega.

Angliyada Yangi yil hech qachon Shotlandiyada va boshqa ko'plab mamlakatlarda bo'lgani kabi mashhur bayram bo'lmagan.