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" The Houlle " is also the name of a small river close to the village, tributary of the Aa, included in the water management plan (: fr: SAGE ) of the Audomarois region.
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The local way of life reflects the joint Norse and Scottish heritage including the Up Helly Aa fire festival, and a strong musical tradition, especially the traditional fiddle style.
The Lerwick Up Helly Aa is one of a variety of fire festivals held in Shetland annually in the middle of winter.
After the resignation of his friend and former ministerial colleague Nicol Stephen, Scott declared his candidacy for the leadership of the Scottish Liberal Democrats on 7 July 2008 at Lerwick harbour, surrounded by a group of men dressed as Vikings which is a tradition in Shetland called Up Helly Aa where Shetlanders celebrate their Viking heritage.
Up Helly Aa ( ) refers to any of a variety of fire festivals held in Shetland, in Scotland, annually in the middle of winter to mark the end of the yule season.
The current Lerwick celebration grew out of the older yule tradition of tar barrelling which took place at Christmas and New Year as well as Up Helly Aa.
The following year the torchlit procession was significantly enhanced and institutionalised through a request by a Lerwick civic body to hold another Up Helly Aa torch procession for the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh.
The Guizer Jarl is the principal character in the celebration of Up Helly Aa, which takes place on the last Tuesday in January.
When all the torchbearers arrive at the final resting spot of the galley, they form a circle round it and sing the traditional Up Helly Aa song.
* Up Helly Aa: Shetlopedia. com-Up Helly Aa pages including a timeline of Lerwick Guizer Jarls, Up Helly-Aa songs, photos, and other local ( non Lerwick ) Up Helly-Aa's.
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