New Year Fire Festival Scotland

In scotland new year s carousing gets underway when thousands of torch bearers join up helly aa s vikings pipes and drums.

New year fire festival scotland. Stonehaven is about 15 miles south of aberdeen along the a92 coast road. Up helly aa ˌ ʌ p h ɛ l i ˈ ɑː up hel ee ah. Together they march through the heart of edinburgh with flaming torches creating a river of fire down the historic royal mile to holyrood park for the finale and closing celebrations.

It s a safe and level divided highway but you may not want to be on the road early new year s day after celebrating. Edinburgh will celebrate the celtic new year on halloween with samhuinn welcoming the onset of winter with dramatic outdoor theatre and a rousing procession of fire dancing acrobatics drumming and immersive performances as volunteers act out the battles between the seasons. Subscribe and to official bbc youtube https bit ly 2ixqein stream original bbc programmes first on bbc iplayer https bbc in 2j18jyj coverage of edi.

The huge new year s eve bonfire in the center of this south lanarkshire town has been going on for hundreds of years. There s a torchlight parade pipers and drummers and an annual ritual with the town s oldest resident lighting the fire. The idea of fire scaring evil away is ancient and there is a long tradition of bonfires in the middle of winter.

The samhuinn festival which takes place on 31st october in edinburgh gives a modern re telling of the battle between summer and winter dark and light. Scottish festivals take place all over scotland and are some of the most bizarre and fun experiences that draw travelers from around the world and make the locals look forward to them year round. The stonehaven fireballs takes place at midnight on new year s eve in stonehaven scotland.

New year breaks scotland. 31 october 2019 7pm. The country is home to more than 200 festivals every year including the happening edinburgh festival fringe.

Our hogmanay new year breaks in scotland are the ideal opportunity to savour two feasts the unrivalled natural beauty therapeutic charm of scotland superb scottish cuisine hospitality and of course a unique spirit of celebration. Literally up holy day all is a type of fire festival held annually from january to march in various communities in shetland scotland to mark the end of the yule season.