Lerwick Up Helly Aa

[Muckle Oxters]

Does onybody ken how visitors would go about getting ahold of tickets for a Lerick hall? Is it all through hosts and hostesses or is dir any halls that sell tickets to da public?

[Ghostrider]

I tink it only da Toon Haa it sells......no dat I wid fain ta darken da door o' da place.

[peeriebryan]

What the Helly Aa! (Your guide to Shetland's Up Helly Aa fire festivals)

 

[admin]

Something to get you in the mood - Lerwick Guizer Jarl 2019 - Give Us A Tune - Radio Shetland

[House]

First time seen photo of galley before the day of unveiling, looks great.

[Muckle Oxters]

I hope you aa hae a splendid UHA day, and night!

[Claadehol]

So this is a celebration of our viking heritage?

 

Part of this seems to be an annual visit to New York to celebrate our ties with Scotland, and now we

have a fanatical football fan as jarl painting his galley in Celtic colours.

 

What next? The jarl squad dressed up in a Rangers strip setting fire to a Celtic galley with an effigy

of the previous jarl nailed to the mast?

 

FFS!

[Wheelsup]

Now then , let’s not try and read anything too intellectual or any deep meanings into it. After all hits a toonie thing.

[George.]

Part of this seems to be an annual visit to New York to celebrate our ties with Scotland, and now we

have a fanatical football fan as jarl painting his galley in Celtic colours.

Wonder why he's putting Celtic forward when approximately 74% of their supporters are Catholic?

 

Wonder how many Catholics there are around here?

[Wheelsup]

We don’t recognise sectarianism up here, let’s leave it that way. Up here we thinks it’s only a game of football.

[George.]

^Not everybody around here is a Shetlander.

Edited January 29, 2019 by George.

[Ghostrider]

Oh, is it transvestite tuesday again........... Who knew.

 

Wis yokels oot here in da boonies just dunna understand da subtleties of such 'cultural activities', do we. Simple as.

Edited January 29, 2019 by Ghostrider

[Colin]

@ Wheelsup

 

And, not a very good one either..

Edited January 29, 2019 by Colin

[Windwalker]

Where can I watch the procession online, I’m not on facebook

[Suffererof1crankymofo]

@Windwalker - Allegedly here if the internet holds out:  https://www.uphellyaa.com/