Helly Aa Fire Festival Lights Up Lerwick, Shetland

Shetland has once again celebrated its annual fire festival - the largest of its kind in Europe. Up Helly Aa has been held ...
The largest of these processions is held in Lerwick (Shetland's capital) where thousands of people gather to mark the occasion. Do you have to be from Shetland to take part in Up Helly Aa?
An annual fire festival celebrating Shetland’s Norse heritage has kicked off in Lerwick to mark the end of the Yule season. Up Helly Aa is held on the last Tuesday in January in the main town in the ...