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Friday, 07 May 2004 Pix Of The Day: Wild Times With The Viking Party
CREDIT: © Sisse Brimberg/NationalGeographic.com WHERE: Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland. WHAT: midsummer fire celebrations. MAPS: Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland, and Lerwick, Scotland. Thumbnail click pops-up source page with larger image, and enlargement feature. ![]() ![]() There are similar traditions in the northern Scotland island of Shetland, and the town of Lerwick hosts the winter Up-Helly-Aa festival, when things get so out of hand that they burn a galley! Both the Up-Helly-Aa name and history are perhaps less ancient than some people imagine. In our own homeland Allendale Town, claimed as the geographical center of great Britain (although we have been told nearby Haltwhistle now disputes the claim), has a fire festival with guisers bearing flaming tar barrels through the streets of the town. Whatever will they think of next? |
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