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| What to do in Edinburgh on New Year's Day |
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If you're in Edinburgh over Hogmanay, don't worry: the party doesn't end on 31 December. The city's Hogmanay programme has a schedule of events to keep us entertained well beyond Hogmanay itself and into the first few days of the new year. On Friday 1 January, for example, brave souls among you can take part in the 24th 'Loony Dook', the annual splash in the River Forth. It takes place just under the shadow of the world-famous Forth Rail Bridge. Taking a dip ('dook') could be just the thing if you're feeling a little, shall we say, dehydrated from the previous evening, and might be one way to cure a hangover. Though it could be a case of 'kill or cure'. Visitors can join in the grand parade led by pipers through the high street of South Queensferry, a small village just outside Edinburgh. Spectators are welcome and there are plenty of vantage points to view this crazy event. South Queensferry has plenty of pubs, cafes and restaurants open on New Year's Day. Swimmers are encouraged to return to one of the local pubs after their dip for a well-earnt hot soup and toddy. If you don't fancy plunging into icy water on its way to the North Sea (and I'd be the last person to blame you if you don't, since, frankly it sounds like my idea of hell), you can enjoy plenty of city centre festivities, involving dance, theatre, music and fire on New Year's Day from 12 noon to 8pm at different city venues. None of them involve immersion in sub-zero waves. One of the New Year's Day events is a free concert at the Palace of Holyroodhouse Royal Mews. It's new music from young, contemporary musicians working in the cross-over between folk and jazz, celtic and world music. Not far from the Palace of Holyroodhouse is The Re:solution Wall, open on New Year's Day from 1pm to 4.30pm. Walk to the wall and post your resolution for 2010. You can find the wall between the Scottish Parliament and Holyroodhouse. Or post your resolutions for the world to see here. |
