Fireball Swingers Celebrate Hogmany
From Ferne Arfin, About.com
In Stonehaven, a Scottish coastal town, kilt clad revellers swing baskets of fire in a dramatic Hogmanay (New Year's) celebration.
In Stonehaven, Scotland, revellers celebrate Hogmanay, the Scottish celebration of New Year's Eve, by swinging baskets of fire above their heads. At the end of the procession the flaming baskets are thrown into the sea.
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