#uphellyaa - Twitter Hashtag

29 days ago

Cracking community - get into the #UpHellyAa in #Cullivoe - check out @pressjournal @VisitScotland @PromoteShetland @TravWriters

EmojiAdventurer's tweet photo. Cracking community - get into the #UpHellyAa in #Cullivoe - check out @pressjournal @VisitScotland @PromoteShetland @TravWriters https://t.co/U5H2qyFA19

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Catherine Munro @CatherineMMunro

3 months ago

Although you might have heard of Lerwick #Uphellyaa, did you know Shetland has many fire festivals to welcome the returning light and the promise of spring? Today was my local Up Helly Aa and it was an absolute joy #Shetland

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KÜÇÜK PEMBE KANAT @ilyas_dastan

3 months ago

UP HELLY AA Viking Ateşi. Kışın karanlığını ateşle yakın. Shetland’da Up Helly Aa ile baharın ışığı antik Viking ruhuyla çağrılır. Baltaların sustuğu, ateşin kışı bitirdiği muazzam veda. #UpHellyAa #VikingSpirit #Portreler

ilyas_dastan's tweet photo. UP HELLY AA

Viking Ateşi.

Kışın karanlığını ateşle yakın. Shetland’da Up Helly Aa ile baharın ışığı antik Viking ruhuyla çağrılır.

Baltaların sustuğu, ateşin kışı bitirdiği muazzam veda.

#UpHellyAa #VikingSpirit #Portreler https://t.co/ZxN9DGHDEe

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Hells Fellas @HellsFellas

4 months ago

Getting ready to ride up the slippery loading ramp and head to the bar with @MimiPrague are @Camapi1 @John_H_Fella @lilrobbergirl and @MG0103916168155 Did you all remember to bring a spare towel so that the loading chains won't damage your seats? #HellsFellas #UpHellyAa

HellsFellas's tweet photo. Getting ready to ride up the slippery loading ramp and head to the bar with @MimiPrague are @Camapi1 @John_H_Fella @lilrobbergirl and @MG0103916168155
Did you all remember to bring a spare towel so that the loading chains won't damage your seats? #HellsFellas #UpHellyAa https://t.co/cmEt1i3GQI

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Brand Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @Scotland

5 months ago

Hi, it’s Laurie up in Shetland! On Tuesday we celebrated Up Helly Aa in Lerwick, and the whole town was buzzing. 🔥. AD. 📽️IG/shetlandwithlaurie #UpHellyAa #Scotland #Shetland

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Independent Television @Independent24tv

5 months ago

স্কল্টল্যান্ডে ইউরোপের সবচেয়ে বড় ভাইকিং উৎসব! #VikingFestival #Scotland #UpHellyAa #CulturalHeritage #FireFestival #ভাইকিংউৎসব #স্কটল্যান্ড #UpHellyAa #ঐতিহ্য #সংস্কৃতিরসংবাদ #itv #IndependentTV #itvbd #ইনডিপেনডেন্টটেলিভিশন

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Pakistan TV @PakTVGlobal

5 months ago

Scottish Vikings celebrated the Up Helly Aa festival as members of a “Jarl Squad” set their Viking galley longship ablaze, honoring the heritage and lasting influence of Scandinavian Vikings in the Shetland Islands. #UpHellyAa #ScottishVikings #FireFestival #ShetlandIslands #Viking #CulturalFestival #PakistanTV #PakistanTvglobal

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Catherine Munro @CatherineMMunro

5 months ago

The day after #uphellyaa is a school holiday so I took the boys wave watching #Shetland

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Mr Pål Christiansen

@TheNorskaPaul

5 months ago

'Viking Warriors’ took to the streets yesterday in Lerwick, Shetland, to celebrate the #Uphellyaa fire festival which takes place on the last Tuesday of January each year.😃 The event sees people dressed as Vikings marching through the streets to recreate its ancient past with a torch-lit procession led by the Guizer Jarl (chief guizer) & culminating in the burning of a replica longboat. More than 40 groups - known as squads - take part in Europe's biggest fire festival with volunteers building the longboat & over 1,000 torches. Shetland & Orkney were ruled by us Norske for about 500 years until they became part of Scotland in 1468 & the festival stems from the 1870s when local men wanted to introduce ancient traditions into Shetland's Christmas celebrations.🔥⚔️

TheNorskaPaul's tweet photo. 'Viking Warriors’ took to the streets yesterday in Lerwick, Shetland, to celebrate the #Uphellyaa fire festival which takes place on the last Tuesday of January each year.😃

The event sees people dressed as Vikings marching through the streets to recreate its ancient past with a torch-lit procession led by the Guizer Jarl (chief guizer) & culminating in the burning of a replica longboat.

More than 40 groups - known as squads - take part in Europe's biggest fire festival with volunteers building the longboat & over 1,000 torches.

Shetland & Orkney were ruled by us Norske for about 500 years until they became part of Scotland in 1468 & the festival stems from the 1870s when local men wanted to introduce ancient traditions into Shetland's Christmas celebrations.🔥⚔️

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Catherine Munro @CatherineMMunro

5 months ago

When the flames form a dragon #Shetland #Uphellyaa

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The Celeb Post @thecelebpost

5 months ago

Jarl Squad Vikings lit up Lerwick, Shetland Islands, as they celebrated Up Helly Aa, Europe’s largest fire festival honouring Viking heritage. Pictures via Reuters #UpHellyAa #VikingFestival #ShetlandIslands #FireFestival #thecelebpost

thecelebpost's tweet photo. Jarl Squad Vikings lit up Lerwick, Shetland Islands, as they celebrated Up Helly Aa, Europe’s largest fire festival honouring Viking heritage.

Pictures via Reuters

#UpHellyAa #VikingFestival #ShetlandIslands #FireFestival #thecelebpost https://t.co/dqr1Csfqx7

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Jane Barlow @belperbarlow

5 months ago

The Jarl Squad throw their torches to set fire to their Viking galley longship, in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, during the Up Helly Aa festival 🔥🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #uphellyaa #lerwick #shetland #vikings #Scotland

belperbarlow's tweet photo. The Jarl Squad throw their torches to set fire to their Viking galley longship, in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, during the Up Helly Aa festival 🔥🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

#uphellyaa #lerwick #shetland #vikings #Scotland https://t.co/wfG6sXrmDj

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JM Simpson (Jo) Castleby & Whistlers Peak Series. @JMSimpsonauthor

5 months ago

Totally had an idea for a book last night involving this - clearly I will have to embark on a research trip to do first hand research. #Uphellyaa #Shetland 🤔🤔🤔🤔

Shetland News @Shetnews

5 months ago

The beautiful galley goes up in flames #Uphellyaa

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ASIA ONE NEWS

@AsiaOne_News

5 months ago

Viking Fire Festival Lights Up UK’s Shetland Islands at Up Helly Aa | Asia One News #AsiaOneNews #UpHellyAa #ShetlandIslands #Vikings #Asiaone #EnglishNews

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News18

@CNNnews18

5 months ago

#WATCH | Thousands marched through Lerwick with flaming torches, celebrating Up Helly Aa, Europe’s largest Viking festival, blending Norse heritage and spectacle. #UpHellyAa #VikingFestival #Scotland #Lerwick #CulturalHeritage

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Gary Buchan @gazb159

5 months ago

The #UpHellyAa 2026 galley meets her fiery end. Thousands of people descend on Shetland's capital Lerwick to watch the procession and watch the galley burn.