Up Helly Aa 2008, Lerwick, Shetland

29 January 2008

The largest and finest fire festival in Europe, where around 1000 "Guizers" parade with this year's Guizer Jarl Roy Leask through Lerwick and on to the spectacular burning of the magnificent galley "Breckon". With images of some of the preparations, the Junior Up Helly Aa events, the daytime and the night time parades, as well as the burning and a taster of some of the guizers' acts, these pages give a flavour of this year's events.

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Up Helly Aa 2008, in the Galley Shed, Lerwick, Shetland
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Up Helly Aa 2008, the Galley Breckon, in the Galley Shed, Lerwick, Shetland
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Up Helly Aa 2008, the Galley Breckon, in the Galley Shed, Lerwick, Shetland
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Up Helly Aa 2008, the artist paints on the Guizer Jarl Roy Leask's signature onto the Proclamation, in the Galley Shed, Lerwick, Shetland
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Up Helly Aa 2008, Guizer Jarl Roy Leask and the artist with the Proclamation, in the Galley Shed, Lerwick, Shetland
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Up Helly Aa 2008, the Proclamation, in the Galley Shed, Lerwick, Shetland
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Up Helly Aa 2008, Guizer Jarl Roy Leask talks to Neil Oliver (presenter from BBC "Coast" TV series) in the Galley Shed, Lerwick, Shetland
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Up Helly Aa 2008, adding the name plate to the Galley Breckon, in the Galley Shed, Lerwick, Shetland
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Up Helly Aa 2008, Guizer Jarl Roy Leask and his squad, Lerwick, Shetland
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Up Helly Aa 2008, Guizer Jarl Roy Leask and his squad, Lerwick, Shetland
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Up Helly Aa 2008, the Kirkwall City Pipe Band, Lerwick, Shetland
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Up Helly Aa 2008, Lerwick, Shetland
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Up Helly Aa 2008, Guizer Jarl Roy Leask and his squad, Lerwick, Shetland
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Up Helly Aa 2008, the Junior Jarl's squad at the Viking Bus Station, Lerwick, Shetland
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Up Helly Aa 2008, Guizer Jarl Roy Leask and his squad march into town, Lerwick, Shetland
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