Questions about Christmas and New Year

1. Why was Christmas in Scotland a normal working day until 1958?

2. Where are Christmas cards said to have been invented?

3. Why does the first-foot bring gifts for the owner of the house?

4. Who is considered a lucky first-foot?

5. Name three fire-related activites that the Scots do on New Year´s Eve. 

6. What do we sing and dance to at midnight on New Year´s Eve?

7. Why do we (the Scots) get so annoyed when people cross their arms and hold hands from the very beginning of the song?