Whit is first fitting? Frae the Scots Language Centre.
Scotslanguage.com – first foot v. to be the first person to enter a house on New Year’s morning” first foot v. to be the first person to enter a house on New Year’s morning” First footin, or first fittin, is traditionally, if loosely, associated with the bringing of good (or bad) fortune to a household for the year ahead.
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