HAPPY New Year!

Every New Year’s Eve, the UK comes alive with fire festivals, parades, parties and quirky traditions. Here’s a taste of how we’ll be ushering in 2020.

- KATY HOLLAND

Celebrations in Scotland

Edinburgh hosts three days of world-renowned Hogmanay events, including concerts, a torchlight procession and traditional ceilidh, as well as the main event – a New Year’s Eve street party and spectacular fireworks display; edinburghshogmanay.com Alternatively Head to the tiny Aberdeenshire village of Stonehaven, to behold the ancient Fireballs Ceremony. Accompanied by traditional pipes and drums and several wee drams, participants swing huge balls of fire around to burn off bad spirits; stonehavenfireballs.co.uk

Parties in the South West