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Viking fire festival: Hundreds carry flaming torches through Scotland town to mark Up Helly Aa

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A huge crowd marched through the streets of Lerwick in Shetland carrying flaming torches on Tuesday to mark the ancient Viking festival of Up Helly Aa.

Up Helly Aa is held annually in Lerwick on the last Tuesday of January. It marks the end of Yule, or the changing of seasons.

For the first time in its 143-year history, this year's procession through town included women and girls.

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