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Men Dressed as Lady Vikings

Written by Jack C Tickler   
Strange Case of Men Dressed as Lady Vikings 1 Hour, 35 Minutes ago Karma: 0
Today's article is just a mashup of some previous research and an article published at Askjack. I guess the thought of a crowd consisting of men dressed as "lady" Vikings seemed like a good laugh.

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Up Helly Aa might sound like an obscurely rude greeting, but is actually the name of any of a variety of Viking fire festivals held in Shetland around the middle of winter. The biggest Up Helly Aa festival is the one held at Lerwick festival on the last Tuesday in January. Not only is it the largest of the festivals, it's different in other ways too: Lerwick is the only Up Helly Aa location where traditionally no women are allowed to take part - which may explain the large number of men dressed as females and the joke name 'Transvestite Tuesday'. It's also the only one in that the replica Viking longship which is burned at the culmination of the procession is not sent seaward in an echo of actual Viking sea burials.

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Despite the Viking longboat and the hordes of men running about in horned helmets, chain mail and axes, Up Helly Aa has no authentic Viking origin. The first celebration took place in 1878 as a means of curbing the traditionally raucous Christmas and New Year celebrations which involved burning tar barrels, firing guns and spreading tar on doors and windows. Instead, a Shetland yoal (traditional boat) decorated with a dragon's head and tail was burned. Up Helly Aa did not become a regular event until 1889, and the festival has continued to grow in size and popularity ever since. As for the name? According to the locals, it was simply improvised.
http://www.askjack.co.uk/objective/content/view/100/2/
 
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