Hogmanay fumigate the buildings until it causes sneezing and coughing among the inhabitants. Then all the doors and windows are flung open to let in the cold, fresh air of the new year. The woman of the house then administers 'a restorative' from the whisky bottle, and the household sits down to its New Year breakfast. The Hogmanay custom of singing "Auld Lang Syne" has become common in many countries. "Auld Lang Syne" is a Scots poem by Robert Burns, based on traditional and other earlier sources. It is now common to sing this in a circle of linked arms that
Auld Lang Syne (solitaire) cards are built onto the foundations. This is rare; according to Morehead and Mott-Smith's "The Complete Book of Solitaire and Patience Games", it can be achieved once in 100 games. This is far too optimistic. The chance of winning is actually about 1 in 3,000, and only if you allow that the player can opt not to move cards to the foundations. An even harder version of Auld Lang Syne is Tam o'shanter which the only difference is that the aces are not removed in the beginning and are placed in the foundation piles as they appear. Auld Lang Syne