Into Light by barryjeffer
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The New Years Eve celebration of Scotland is called Hogmanay. The name derives from the old Scots name for Yule gifts of the Middle Ages. The early Hogmanay celebrations were originally brought to Scotland by the invading and occupying Norse who celebrated a solstitial new year (Britain celebrated the new year on March 25, "Lady Day"). In 1600, with the Scottish application of the January 1 New year and the church's persistent suppression of the solstice celebrations, the holiday traditions moved to December 31. The most widespread Scottish custom is the practice of first-footing which starts immediately after midnight on New Year's Day. This involves being the first person (usually tall and dark haired) to cross the threshold of a friend or neighbour and often involves the giving of symbolic gifts such as salt (less common today), coal, shortbread, whisky, and black bun (a fruit pudding) intended to bring different kinds of luck to the householder. Food and drink (as the gifts, and often Flies cemetery) are then given to the guests.
Traditionally Hogmanay was a day of preparation and the celebrations did not begin until after midnight i.e. into the New Year. It was like many winter festivals and really celebrated the end of winter and the return of the sun.
Comments (71)
nice render and info...
Beautiful work Seth! Love this :) Yes...great minds. Lol. Excellent lighting too I might add!!
she's fascinatingly beautiful. the lighting is excellent. thanks for the neat info, too.
Very nice work! Thank you for the information!
Superb and amazing character, very nice lighting, excellent work, Seth!
Wonderful lighting and composition. Splendid work!!
A very mood y piece with that gracious pose, the lighting is excellent ! Great work !!!
Fantastic work.
Intriguing image, super pose and lighting, excellent, Seth !
That's some awesome work.
Aye lad. And I'm often the "first foot" :)
♥ Hot Stuff - Excellent!
Great /excellent light and pose for this very pretty woman. SUPER!!!
very lovely work
Ein sehr fantasievolles Bild mit schönen Farben***
Happy Hogmanay!!!! Fun render!
The lighting in this is tremendous... amazing job!
Very beautiful render Seth and a great bit of information
Excellent lighting and a beautiful scene!
Very cool image and lighting!!!
Very cool character, nice work
Stunning render! The lighting is awesome!
Gorgeous work! I love it!
like that info Seth, tremdous job on the image my friend. love her horns and pose, Ruffa looks super on the zoom my friend.
Fantastic creation artwork
fabulous character and render
Devilishly good!! Seth, your pictures are always inspiring.
What a fantastic light!
Great scene! Love the misty background!