Up Helly Aa refers to any of a variety of fire festivals held in Shetland, in Scotland, annually in the middle of winter to mark the end of the yule season and celebrate the arrival of the Vikings. The festival involves a procession of up to a thousand guizers in Lerwick and considerably lower numbers in the more rural festivals, formed into squads who march through the town or village in a variety of themed costumes...
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I bet if those were real vikings nobody would be happy to see them!
ReplyDeleteThat's some festival!
ReplyDeleteI like the Viking photos. It reminds me of a paranormal vision I once had. The colors were extremely bright and outstanding.
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