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, Guizer Jarl Roy Leask and his squad march into town, 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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Up Helly Aa 2008, Guizer Jarl Roy Leask and his squad march into town, Lerwick, Shetland
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Up Helly Aa 2008, Guizer Jarl Roy Leask and his squad at the Market Cross, Lerwick, Shetland
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Up Helly Aa 2008, Guizer Jarl Roy Leask and his squad at the Market Cross, Lerwick, Shetland
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Up Helly Aa 2008, Guizer Jarl Roy Leask and his squad at the Market Cross, Lerwick, Shetland
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Up Helly Aa 2008, photographing the days events, Lerwick, Shetland
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Up Helly Aa 2008, Guizer Jarl Roy Leask and his squad atop the Galley Breckon at Alexandra Wharf, Lerwick, Shetland
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Up Helly Aa 2008, Guizer Jarl Roy Leask and his squad atop the Galley Breckon at Alexandra Wharf, Lerwick, Shetland
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Up Helly Aa 2008, Guizer Jarl Roy Leask and his squad atop the Galley Breckon at Alexandra Wharf, Lerwick, Shetland
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Up Helly Aa 2008, the Kirkwall City Pipe Band head up towards Fort Charlotte, followed by the Jarl Squad, Lerwick, Shetland
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Up Helly Aa 2008, Guizer Jarl Roy Leask and his squad head up through Fort Charlotte, Lerwick, Shetland
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Up Helly Aa 2008, Guizer Jarl Roy Leask and his squad head up through Fort Charlotte, Lerwick, Shetland
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Up Helly Aa 2008, Guizer Jarl Roy Leask and his squad head up through Fort Charlotte, Lerwick, Shetland
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Up Helly Aa 2008 display at Islesburgh, Lerwick, Shetland
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