Up Helly Aa festival celebrates the arrival of the Vikings in the archipelago, such as a laptop for more than 1000 years ago and has been going on for over 100 years, the event begins at 7:30 - well after dark. this part of the world come January - when Guizer Jarl, Viking is a key figure in the implementation of these makes his appearance. He will have spent the day visiting schools and hospitals, singing songs and making speeches in preparation for the evening activities Guizer Jarl has a long beard typical of his outfit elegant, surrounded by hundreds of people, guizers. that would still dressed in different outfits as diverse as accounting Torches burning scene is imposing, as if a land invasion has happened on the island and the players are about to be taken hostage.