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Up Helly Aa: Women and girls join Lerwick fire festival squads

Up Helly Aa: Women and girls join Lerwick fire festival squads

31.01.2023, 23:23 bbc.com

Up Helly Aa: Women and girls join Lerwick fire festival squads

Women and girls are set to take part in the torchlit procession at Lerwick's Up Helly Aa fire festival for the first time in its 142-year history. Females have traditionally been restricted to participating as hostesses. This involved organising the all-

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