Are you buying fancy gown topic for a party in the deepest of cold weather? We believe we've found one of the best with the party of Up Helly Aa based on the Norse convention of using a galley and sending it to Valhalla. Every January town of Lerwick in the Shetland Islands moves higher than a little mad with the using of their Viking galley. The rebellious present of the organising committee is that "You will see no postponement for weather" ;.

Nothing has however stopped the Up Helly Aa guizers from producing an exceptional spectacle which although just sustained 1 day and one night holds testament to the determination and dedication Viking axe  in the face area of something that the weather of mid-winter might bring. Up Helly Aa is an excellent spectacle and a party of Shetland history. 

Dubbed the upper Mardi Gras the festivities are light emitting diode by the 'Guizer Jarl' who adopts a personality from the Norse Sagas. Wearing an outfit that'll took 2 yrs in the making and using a raven-winged helmet and armed with old-fashioned axe and guard he'll embark on a 24 hour convention that'll see him position at the helm of his condemned galley as he watches around 800 to 1,000 hidden men bearing high torches sort a raging procession snaking its way towards the using site.

Taking the Galley on its way to the burning website and it's being delivered to Valhalla is an elite squad of Vikings. Referred to as Jarl's Squad this band of players remains the same for every single event having its ranks swollen for the procession by invitees. To be asked to participate Jarl's Squad is a superb benefit and a once in a very long time event. It requires Jarl's Squad about 30 minutes to pull the galley through the 1000s of spectators to the burning site.