Europe's biggest fire festival lights up Shetland

[oldbrownhat]

The streets of Lerwick are once again filled with fire and smoke as Shetland holds its world famous Up Helly Aa fire festival.

The event, which is traditionally held on the last Tuesday of January, celebrates Shetland's Norse heritage.

Thousands of visitors travel to the UK's most northerly islands each year to watch the evening torchlit procession through Lerwick, which reaches its climax when the replica of a Viking long ship is set on fire...

BBC article and short video here.

 

[Old 44 Guy]

I have a Fisher wood stove going right now. They burn up more wood there than I burn in 4 or more years.

 

[Rudi]

Fire is good.

 

[oldbrownhat]

I have a Fisher wood stove going right now. They burn up more wood there than I burn in 4 or more years.

They probably have more Vikings than you, though.
(And your stove doesn't burn the house down)