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These fire festivals commemorate Shetland’s Viking past and are also a triumphant demonstration of the islanders’ skill, spirit and sense of community. They bring together people from all generations and backgrounds, from across the islands, to celebrate. Each Up Helly Aa is marked with a torch-lit procession through the streets, the symbolic burning of a galley (Viking longship), and then.

DELTING Up Helly Aa has been now been postponed following advice from NHS Shetland on coronavirus. The fire festival was due to take place next Friday (20 March). Its committee is aiming to host the festival on 30 October this year. It said in a statement on Thursday.

Our Island of Bressay shelters Lerwick from the east and is easily accessible via car ferry in no more than 10 minutes. The Island of Noss lies off the east coast of Bressay. Both Islands are captivated by sea cliffs towering up to 180 metres high, densely populated with abundant bird life and coastal mammals at the reknowned Noss nature reserve.

All about Up Helly Aa In January, one of the darkest months of winter in Shetland, fires are lit to celebrate the islands heritage. Up Helly Aa is the biggest event in Shetland, and is one of the most compelling reasons to visit Shetland.

Taking place annually on the last Tuesday of January in the town of Lerwick, the Shetland’s Viking Fire Festival, or Up Helly Aa as it’s known locally, is the largest event of its kind in Europe. Thousands of visitors from across the world travel to this northernmost corner of Scotland to join in this Scandinavian Vikings’ style celebrations of the end of winter and the return of the sun.

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If an emergency arises on Bressay before Up Helly Aa, surely the firemen could get rid of their beards in a few seconds with the help of a big pair of scissors. They probably have every intention of shaving off their beards when Up Helly Aa is past and would resume their duties clean-shaven, as required. Do the men need to keep their beards.

A packed Bressay Hall was entertained by Guizer Jarl Ross Manson and his squad this morning (Friday) as the isle’s fire festival began. Dressed in grey kirtles and charcoal cloaks, the Vikings performed the Up Helly Aa Song before putting their own spin on the John Denver classic Take Me Home, Country Roads. This evening Mr Manson will oversee the burning of his galley in the highlight of.

We visited Lerwick in the Shetland Isles for the Viking festival of Up Helly Aa. So this review will have 2 parts. First the hotel itself followed by some advice on how to survive Up Helly Aa. The hotel is relatively modern, comfortable and well run. It is situated just as one enters Lerwick so is easy to find, yet still close to all amenities.

In the run up to Bressay’s Up Helly Aa event, fire cover will be provided by crews in Lerwick, as SFRS understands it has a duty to protect communities at all times. Prevention and Protection staff have, over the past week, been undertaking leaflet drops and promoting Home Fire Safety Visits to reduce the risk within homes on the island.

Bressay Up Helly Aa: 28th February 2014 Bressay Hall to be granted an extension until event close at 4am on 1 st March 2014 although the bar will close at 3.30am. Cullivoe Up Helly Aa: 28th February 2014 Cullivoe Hall to be granted an extension from 7am until event close at 4am on 1st March 2014 although the bar will close at 3.30am.

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