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first footing
Noun
Scotland
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(スコットランドのホグマネイで行われる習慣。大晦日の深夜過ぎに、友人や家族を訪問し、敷居を最初に越えて玄関に立つ際に小さな贈り物を持参する行為。
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(Scotland) The practice, during Hogmanay, of visiting friends and family, especially to be the first person to cross a home's threshold after midnight on New Year's Eve bearing a small gift.
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first footing
In our village, first footing is still observed on Hogmanay, when someone crosses a home's threshold just after midnight carrying a small gift to bring good luck.
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In our village, first footing is still observed on Hogmanay, when someone crosses a home's threshold just after midnight carrying a small gift to bring good luck.
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