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Up Helly Aa: Women and girls to join Shetland’s annual Viking fire festival ‘jarl squad’ for first time

Sky News

January 30, 2024

An annual fire festival in Scotland is set to have women and girls involved in leading its torchlit procession for the first time.

Up Helly Aa is held on the last Tuesday of January, and sees participants wear Viking-style clothing and carry lit torches through the streets of Lerwick, Shetland.

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