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Fire Festival "Up Helly Aa" on the Shetland Islands

February 8, 2020

The Shetland Islands' annual red-letter date is "Up Helly Aa", the world's largest fire festival. The festivities, with bonfires, costumes and battle songs, conclude with the burning of a longship.

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