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#UpHellyAa #Shetland

A bus full of Vikings just turned around outside our house. Yes, it's our Up Helly Aa! Going for breakfast in town, having a wander, then back home later to celebrate the ancient* tradition of burning a boat with a bunch of drunken locals. 🔥

I'm not being facetious, it's a great day. All the best to Jarl George and his Squad!

#Shetland #UpHellyAa

* it's not.

Today was #uphellyaa a Scottish Viking festival, which gives #people joy during the gloom & long cold nights of winter.

The tradition began in the 1800's.

At the end, they throw their torches onto a replica of a Viking boat.

Given what I've learned from Dr. Asa Hilliard & Theo Vennemann, it seems as if this type of boat comes from the lands of sunshine.

Merchant Navy #resistwar

Kemet
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Milwaukee_Public_Museum_January_2023_04_(Crossroads_of_Civilization--c._2100-1800_BCE_model_boat_from_an_Egyptian_tomb).jpg

Viking replica
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Hugin,_Viking_ship_-_geograph.org.uk_-_6018102.jpg

Israeli coins
https://en.numista.com/80490

LIVE: Shetlanders march at Scotland’s Viking festival in Lerwick

Hundreds of Shetlanders march through Lerwick, Scotland, carrying flaming torches to mark the ancient Viking festival of Up Helly Aa. The tradition dates to the 19th century. #uphellyaa #lerwick #shetland #scotland #vikingfestival Keep up with the latest news from around the world:

https://fllics.com/en/video/live-shetlanders-march-at-scotlands-viking-festival-in-lerwick/

Happy #UpHellyAa for those that celebrate.

OK, there are plenty of other village events but #Lerwick #UHA is still the biggie.

Torching tradition as first woman raises the axe for Shetland's Vikings.

The people of Shetland, a group of islands north of Scotland, are welcoming the arrival of spring in dramatic style – by burning viking longships.

Up Helly Aa was first celebrated in 1881 and is unique to these islands. But it's a tradition that is evolving, with a woman at the heart of it for the first time.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250330-torching-tradition-as-first-woman-raises-the-axe-for-shetlands-vikings?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

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