I can recall living as a child at my grandparents' house on Shannon Street, Toronto, Canada.  I was 4 at the time, but the memory still remains.  At midnight people opened their front doors, went out onto their porches and wished everyone a Happy New Year!  There were shouts of well-wishing - "Health, wealth & happiness for the New Year.  Sadly, when I visited my grandparents some 6 years later that custom had fizzled out.  Too bad :-(  It was a "mixed" neighborhood, with Poles, Lithuanians, Ukrainians, Russians, Jews, Christians including several Orthodox families, Scots, Irish, and Lord only knows what else ;-)  What was nice is that everyone participated, and if someone didn't they were asked the next day, "What happened to you?".  Now it's as quiet as a church mouse...the police would probably come in to see who was disturbing the peace ;-) Cliff. On Sunday, December 27, 2015 10:12 AM, Jeannette Walton via <lanark@rootsweb.com> wrote: Thanks for this message, Maisie, and the words I learned from my "Faither".  Best wishes to all. Jeannette On Sun, Dec 27, 2015 at 1:04 AM, Maisie Egger via <lanark@rootsweb.com> wrote: > To all: > > A Guid New Year . > > > http://www.scotsman.com/news/scotland-s-hogmanay-origins-and-traditions-1-3984218 > > Miss those great Hogmanay parties at my parents’ house, with friends and > neighbours welcome.  My mother played the piano, my father whistled like a > (linty) professional whistler, whilst brothers, sisters and neighbours did > their party pieces...then it was off in the wee hours of Hogmanay by my > brothers and their bottles to first foot.  We visited my friends, > grandmother and aunt at a more respectable hour the next day...sometimes > hoofing it if there was black ice on the ground and the buses either didn’t > run or were skittering all over the place. > > Time and change as I believe parties at home  are a thing of the past. > Hugely commercial enterprises are afoot in Glasgow and Edinburgh, as > examples, where you have to buy a ticket to attend, I believe. > > Whatever happened to the happy crowds who would gather at Glasgow Cross at > the bottom of High Street leading on to Argyle Street?  The High Street > Cross clock would toll out the time as the crowds waited in anticipation, > then there would be singing and dancing as people sang Auld Lang Syne. > Little did Robert Burns know that the words for his song would be sung > around the world as the Old Year gave way to the New Year.  To be followed > A Guid New Year tae Ane an’ A’:  (Some of the words could be different.  It > depends upon who copied them online.) > > Should Auld Acquaintance > > Should auld acquaintance be forgot, > And never brought to mind? > Should auld acquaintance be forgot, > And auld lang syne. > > Chorus: > > For auld lang syne, my jo, > For auld lang syne, > We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet, > For auld lang syne, > > And surely ye'll be your pint-stowp! > And surely I'll be mine! > And we'll tak a cup o' kindness yet, > For auld lang syne. > > Chorus > > We twa hae run about the braes > And pu'd the gowans fine; > But we've wander'd mony a weary foot > Sin auld lang syne. > > Chorus > > We twa hae paidl'd i' the burn, > Frae mornin' sun till dine; > But seas between us braid hae roar'd > Sin’ auld lang syne. > > Chorus > > And there's a hand, my trusty fiere! > And gie's a hand o' thine! > And we'll tak a right guid willy waught, > For auld lang syne. > > Chorus > > Then --- > > > > A Guid New Year Tae Ane an’ A’ > > > > A Guid New Year to Ane An’ > > A guid new year to ane an a’ > An mony may ye see, > An during a the years to come, > O happy may ye be. > An may ye ne'er hae cause to mourn, > To sigh or shed a tear; > To ane an a’ baith great an sma’ > A hearty guid New year. > > Chorus > A guid new year to ane an a > An mony may ye see, > An during a the years to come, > O happy may ye be. > > O time flies past, he winna wait, > My friend for you or me, > He works his wonders day by day, > And onward still doth flee. > > > > Chorus > > O wha can tell when ilka ane, > I see sae happy here, > Will meet again and merry be > Anither guid New year. > > > Chorus > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > WHEN REPLYING to a post please remember to snip most of the earlier > message. 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