Scalloway Fire Festival

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Scalloway Fire Festival is a Shetland Islands winter fire festival featuring torchlit processions and the burning of a Viking-style galley, similar in spirit to the larger Up Helly Aa celebrations.

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Scalloway Fire Festival canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf annual event
cultural festival
fire festival
country United Kingdom
culturalContext Shetland tradition
frequency annual
hasAudience local residents
tourists
hasElement Viking-style galley
bonfire
procession
torchbearers
hasFeature Viking-themed celebrations
burning of a Viking-style galley
community celebration
costumed participants
torchlit procession
languageRegion English
Scots
locatedIn Scalloway NERFINISHED
Scotland
Shetland Islands NERFINISHED
partOf Shetland fire festival tradition
relatedTo Up Helly Aa NERFINISHED
season winter
similarTo Up Helly Aa NERFINISHED
takesPlaceIn Scalloway village NERFINISHED
theme Viking heritage
community identity
fire

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Up Helly Aa relatedFestival Scalloway Fire Festival