The New Year's Day tradition that sees locals wear costumes and dive into freezing waters
dailyrecord.co.ukThere is no shortage of Scottish Hogmanay traditions to partake in, a few of which date back hundreds of years.Some of these involve giving presents such as black buns and whisky, while others are as simple as the eating of a steak pie today on New Year's Day.
One of the newer ways to celebrate, however, is a bit more unusual.The Loony Dook is an annual tradition that started in 1986 with three South Queensferry friends.
As a joke, they decided that the best way to cure their Hogmanay hangover would be to dive into the freezing waters of the Firth of Forth.The next year, the event was repeated for charity, and over the next few years grew in size.
It has become customary to wear fancy dress before jumping into the firth.Eventually, the Loony Dook started being mentioned in the official Edinburgh Hogmanay guide, which led to more people grabbing their best costume and heading to the water on January 1.It wasn't until the the BBC filmed the event during the millennium Hogmanay celebrations that its popularity really exploded, though.
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