Facebook Twitter Pinterest New Year in Edinburgh may be more flashy, but lacks the warmth and generosity of spirit seen on Easdale. Colin McPherson, a photographic artist, built a home on the island in 1999 and has returned here for Hogmanay almost every year since. “My job takes me all over the place but I always ensure that I’m in Easdale for the New Year,” he says. “The New Year events always bring the island together; wounds are healed; friendships are renewed and a shared celebration of the island’s heritage takes place. On Easdale where the entry price is a hug and a smile, perhaps a song or a dance, you get to join in the real Scottish Hogmanay

Source: The Guardian December 31, 2017 06:56 UTC