Up Helly Aa

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One of the most spectacular local festivals in the country is the annual Up Helly Aa at the end of January. At the end of months of work a Viking long-boat is lead through the town in a torch lit procession, before all the torches are thrown into the boat and it becomes the biggest bonfire in town. The exhibition is held in the boatshed where the next boat is to be built between May and September and reviews that years festivities as well as giving background information on Up Helly Aa

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Latitude: 60.155625; Longitude: -1.15247
What3Words: evaporate.including.lost

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Disclaimer: Details correct at time of writing (09/08/2005), and on time of last update (12/08/2005) but may no longer be accurate, particularly if some time has passed.