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Old Photograph Up Helly Aa Bodyguards Shetland Scotland
Old photograph of Bodyguards at Up Helly Aa on the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Up Helly Aa refers to any of a variety of fire festivals held in Shetland, annually in the middle of winter to mark the end of the yule season. The festival involves a procession of up to a thousand guizers in Lerwick and considerably lower numbers in the more rural festivals, formed into squads who march through the town or village in a variety of themed costumes. The event happens all over Shetland and is currently celebrated at ten locations; Scalloway, Lerwick, Nesting and Girlsta, Uyeasound, Northmavine, Bressay, Cullivoe, Norwick, the South Mainland and Delting. After the procession, the squads visit local halls (including schools, sports facilities and hotels), where private parties are held. At each hall, each squad performs its act, which may be a send-up of a popular TV show or film, a skit on local events, or singing or dancing.
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