[Ansteorra] Shetland's Viking Fire Festival

[Hillary Greenslade]

Check out this set of 5 photos of Shetlands Viking Fire Festival, impressive: 
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/shetland-s-viking-fire-festival-1328047923-slideshow/#crsl=%252Fphotos%252Fshetland-s-viking-fire-festival-1328047923-slideshow%252Fmembers-jarl-squad-dressed-viking-costumes-lerwick-shetland-photo-220118320.html
 
Shetland's Viking Fire Festival
Hundreds of costumed 'guizers' carrying torches took to the streets of a Scottish island during the annual Up Helly Aa festival. Originating in the 1880s, the tradition which celebrates Shetland's Norse heritage, sees around 900 locals drag a Viking galley through the streets of Lerwick, led by a horde of 'Vikings'. The festival, that attracts thousands of revelers each year, culminates in the burning of the Viking galley.
 
Cheers, Hillary