Wicker Figure Meets at Fiery End on Carlton Hill, Edinburgh
From Ferne Arfin, About.com
The conclusion of of Edinburgh Hogmany is a blazing bonfire on Carlton Hill, usually involving a huge wicker figure.
Hogmanay, Edinburgh's traditional 4-day New Year's Festival, begins and ends with fire. On Carlton Hill, eerie, blazing wicker figures - like this 7-meter-long Catalan bull - mark the climax.
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