Scotland's epic Viking-themed fire festivals to banish winter
Shetland's Up Helly Aa fire festivals – which see Viking longships set ablaze – are just one manifestation of the strong Nordic influence on the remote archipelago.
Source: bbc.com
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Wirdle: Shaetlan game showcases language with players all around world
ONE year after its launch, people all over the world “are still logging in every single day” to play a unique version of the hit game Wordle ...
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History in a wird: the origins of Up Helly Aa
IN TODAY’s instalment of the I Hear Dee project’s History in a Wird series, we explore the origins of the Up Helly Aa season of fire festivals. Run by linguist Dr Viveka Velupillai and native Shaetlan speakers Roy Mullay, Julie Dennison and Andrew Blance, the I Hear...
Source: shetnews.co.uk
Shetlanders explain Up Helly Aa tradition – in the Shaetlan language
THE I Hear Dee language project was formed to protect and promote the Shaetlan language, a variant of Scots native to the archipelago. The project…
Source: thenational.scot
Merry Christmas and güd Yül tae you aa!
IT IS Christmas and, appropriately, Shetland language project I Hear Dee is delving into the origins of the word Yül, the 12 days of festivities which is much, much older than all our current traditions and probably dates back to pre-Christian times. For us this is a good way...
Source: shetnews.co.uk