A Lerwick la festa Up Helly Aa

(AP Photo / Danny Lawson, PA)

The “Jarl Squad” all dressed in Viking costume gather around a Viking ship as they take part in the traditional Up Helly Aa festival, in Lerwick on the Shetland Isles, Scotland, Tuesday Jan. 26, 2010. Up Helly Aa is always held on the last Tuesday in January every year, and involves a series of marches and gatherings, culminating in the torch lit procession and Galley ship burning.