#up helly aa

[surfingkaliyuga]

“Up Helly Aa” Andrew Howat 1970 Illustration published in 28th March issue of Treasure magazine.

[maggierosem1980]

Lerwick Up Helly Aa 2025

On a lighter note, I've always wanted to see this amazing tradition take place in Lerwick on Shetland, looks great fun.

[corpyburd]

‘It’s bigger than Hogmanay’: Shetland’s Up Helly Aa Viking fire festival

The raucous celebration of the new year and the islands’ Nordic heritage culminates in the ritual burning of a longship – and much drinking

January fire festival in the Shetland Islands🐲🔥

[now-winter-comes-slowly]

Up Helly Aa: Women make history at Shetland's Viking fire festival

For the first time in 143 years, females joined the main Viking Squad at Shetland's Up Helly Aa.

[guy60660]

Up Helly Aa | © Euan Cherry | Getty | Financial Times

[haltandcatchfiretothemax]

“In the Scottish Isles, they hold a festival on the coldest day of the year. The townspeople dress up in Viking costumes and compete in squads, drinking and singing and dancing...finally at midnight they march up to a huge wooden ship in the town square.”

“...then what?”

-- Halt and Catch Fire (2014-2017) season 1, episode 9: “Up Helly Aa”

(dir. Terry McDonough)

[gothabilly-kitty]

Looks like Up Helly Aa will be postponed til 2022

[dreddwolfen]

Up Helly Aa, Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. January 2020