Up Helly Aa Returns After A Break For The Covid Pandemic

LERWICK, SCOTLAND - JANUARY 31: Guizer's lead the galley on the procession before burning during the evening procession of Up Helly Aa 2023 on January 31, 2023 in Lerwick, Scotland. Guizer Jarl Neil Moncrieff and his squad were due to lead the festival in 2021 but the Covid pandemic Up Helly Aa festival has not been celebrated since 2020. Up Helly Aa is a fire festival held annually in communities in Shetland, Scotland, each community holds a procession ending with the burning of a Viking boat. (Photo by Euan Cherry/Getty Images)