New Year is celebrated almost the same in any country in the world, but there is a custom special only for the British. Tradition says that the first person who passes the [?] on the New Year’s Day has to dictate the luck brought to the household in the [?] year. This is known as [?] Footing. At midnight on 31 [?], traditionally a tall, dark good-looking man steps over the [?] bringing the New Year’s Luck. He should usually bring a piece of [?], a loaf and a bottle of [?]. He must enter the front door and leave by the back. Entering the house he should first place the fuel on the [?], then put the loaf on table and pour a glass of [?] for the head of the house. He should normally do that without speaking or being spoken to until the time when he [?] everyone `A Happy New Year! `.In Wales and Scotland there are some [?] changes in doing this custom.