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A TOTAL of 325 youngsters turned up for the Junior Up Helly Aa hop event on Monday - the biggest one to date. Junior jarl Oran McCulloch and his squad were welcomed into the Sound Hall in Lerwick before music from the Brian Morrison Band. The dancefloor was kept busy and...
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.
LERWICK was awash with flames earlier tonight (Tuesday) as the Up Helly Aa procession lit up the town. Starting off at Lower Hillhead and ending up in the King Harald Street playpark for the galley burning, the jarl squad and many guizers were in fine form as they roared their...
Shetland’s Viking fire festival featured women for the first time last year — now they are part of the lead group for the procession
This year was the first-ever time women were allowed to take part in the historic Viking Up Helly La procession in Lerwick, Shetland. The annual torchlight festival started in the 1880s.