Up Helly Aa fire festival
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Up Helly Aa fire festival is a spectacular annual Viking-themed fire celebration in Shetland, Scotland, featuring torchlit processions and the ceremonial burning of a replica longship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Up Helly Aa fire festival canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Viking-themed festival
ⓘ
annual event ⓘ cultural festival ⓘ fire festival ⓘ |
| attracts |
local participants
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | celebrates Norse heritage of Shetland ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
ceremonial burning of a replica longship
ⓘ
costumed parade ⓘ public celebration ⓘ torchlit procession ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
burning of the galley
ⓘ
daytime procession ⓘ evening torchlight procession ⓘ hall celebrations ⓘ |
| hasCustom |
lighting of hundreds of torches
ⓘ
procession in Viking dress ⓘ symbolic ship burning ⓘ |
| hasGroup |
Jarl Squad
ⓘ
guizers ⓘ |
| hasMusic |
marching bands
ⓘ
traditional songs ⓘ |
| hasObject |
Viking costumes
ⓘ
replica Viking longship ⓘ torches ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | 19th century Shetland celebrations ⓘ |
| hasRole | Guizer Jarl ⓘ |
| hasTheme | Viking heritage ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Norse traditions ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Shetland cultural calendar ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ Shetland dialect ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lerwick
ⓘ
Shetland ⓘ |
| mainLocation |
Lerwick
ⓘ
surface form:
Lerwick, Shetland
|
| mediaCoverage |
local media
ⓘ
national media ⓘ |
| region |
Shetland
ⓘ
surface form:
Shetland Islands
|
| relatedFestival | rural Up Helly Aa events in other parts of Shetland ⓘ |
| safetyMeasures |
controlled torch use
ⓘ
designated burning site ⓘ |
| season | winter ⓘ |
| takesPlaceOn | last Tuesday in January ⓘ |
| tourismImpact | boosts winter tourism in Shetland ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.