Editing Hogmanay (section)

==Origins==
It is speculated that the roots of Hogmanay may reach back to the celebration of the [[winter solstice]] among the [[Norsemen|Norse]],<ref name=Johnson>{{cite web|url=https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/The-History-of-Hogmanay/|title=The History of Hogmanay|website=Historic UK}}</ref> as well as incorporating customs from the [[Gaels|Gaelic]] celebration of [[Samhain]]. The [[Viking]]s celebrated [[Yule]],<ref name=Johnson/> which later contributed to the [[Twelve Days of Christmas]], or the "Daft Days" as they were sometimes called in Scotland. Christmas was not celebrated as a festival, and Hogmanay was the more traditional celebration in Scotland.<ref name="scotland.org" /> This may have been a result of the [[Protestant Reformation]] after which Christmas was seen as "too [[Papist]]".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20030102221931/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/12/1230_021231_hogmanay.html Bogle, Lara Suziedelis. "Scots Mark New Year With Fiery Ancient Rites", ''National Geographic News'', 31 December 2002]</ref>

Hogmanay was also celebrated in the north of [[England]], down to and including [[Richmond, North Yorkshire|Richmond]] in North Yorkshire.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hutton |first1=Ronald |title=The Stations of the Sun: A History of the Ritual Year in Britain |date=2001 |publisher=Oxford University |isbn=0192854488 |page=65}}</ref> It was traditionally known as 'Hagmena' in [[Northumberland]], 'Hogmina' in [[Cumberland]], and  'Hagman-ha' or 'Hagman-heigh' in the [[North Riding]] of [[Yorkshire]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Nicholson |first1=Edward |title=Golspie: Contributions to Its Folklore |date=1897 |publisher=Nutt}}</ref>