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Up-Helly-Aa
« on: January 29, 2008, 11:06:57 PM »
Shetlander gathered today to celebrate their Viking heritage with a spectacular festival of fire and fancy dress.
During "Up-Helly-Aa", hundreds of residents of the Shetland Islands off the north coast of Scotland  have a  torchlight parade  which ends an elaborately-crafted Viking longship  dragged through the town of Lerwick and  being set on fire.

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"The Islanders are expected to dance and sing into the early hours of the morning."  

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Re: Up-Helly-Aa
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2008, 01:12:24 PM »
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"The Islanders are expected to dance and sing into the early hours of the morning."

The wording of that made me laugh - it makes it sound like an obligation:

"No, sorry, it's only 23:30. You can't stop dancing and singing yet."

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Re: Up-Helly-Aa
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2008, 09:58:32 PM »
Yeah,
those islanders are a funny lot

www.youtube.com/watch
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Re: Up-Helly-Aa
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2008, 07:10:28 AM »
Wear your Viking helmet, spread mayonnaise on the lawn and celebrate Weasel Stomping Day?
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