The 2025 Up Helly Aa Takes Place In The Shetland Islands

LERWICK, UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 28: Participants, known as Jarl Squad, take a group photo during the "Up Helly Aa" morning parade on January 28, 2025 in Lerwick, Scotland. The fire festival marks the end of the Yule season in Shetland, with the largest such celebration involving a torchlit procession in Lerwick, Shetland's capital, and the burning of a model Viking ship. Smaller "Up Helly Aa" celebrations also take place in more rural parts of Shetland. (Photo by Jacob Xu/Getty Images)