I'm the Chaplain for Clan Leslie Society international and as for "First Footing", it was bad luck in the northeast of Scotland to have a woman or a redhead of either sex be the first person to come across your threshold after midnight on 1/1. An actual "industry" of First Footers arose - dark haired men carrying coal, dark bread, a piece of peat and whiskey - who were paid to be the first visitors to homes in order to ensure good luck in the new year. My husband is dark haired so we make him go outside and come in again right after midnight. I'm a redheaded woman, so..... ;0}
I'm the Chaplain for Clan Leslie Society international and as for "First Footing", it was bad luck in the northeast of Scotland to have a woman or a redhead of either sex be the first person to come across your threshold after midnight on 1/1. An actual "industry" of First Footers arose - dark haired men carrying coal, dark bread, a piece of peat and whiskey - who were paid to be the first visitors to homes in order to ensure good luck in the new year. My husband is dark haired so we make him go outside and come in again right after midnight. I'm a redheaded woman, so..... ;0}