All over the UK Fire Festivals light up and shorten the long, Northern European nights. Drawing on a heritage of Viking, Celtic, Anglo Saxon and ancient British traditions, and throwing in some modern high spirits for good measure, Brits don't need much of an excuse for lighting the touch paper to an assortment of fiery late autumn and midwinter celebrations. Giantic fireworks displays, huge bonfires, torchlight parades and breathtaking displays of fearlessness in the face of flames are all part of the UK Fire Festivals season. Take a look!
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- Remember, Remember the Fifth of NovemberGuy Fawkes Burns
- Flaming Tar Barrel in Ottery St. MaryBurning Tar Barrel Run in Ottery St. Mary, Devon
- The Daring Young Man Under the Flaming Tar BarrelUK Fire Festivals- Carrying the Flaming Tar Barrel in Ottery St. Mary
- The Burning of the Clocks in BrightonBrighton Fire Festival
- Torchlight Procession Kicks off Edinburgh's Hogmanay FestivitiesHogmanay Parade - a UK Fire Festival
- Wicker Figure Meets at Fiery End on Carlton Hill, EdinburghEdinburgh Hogmanay Ends in Flames
- Fireball Swingers Celebrate HogmanyStonehaven Fireball Swingers Welcome the New Year
- An Orgy of Flame at the Stonehaven Fireball ParadeStonehaven Fireball Swingers Disappear in Flames
- UK Fire Festival - Up Helly Aa in ShetlandVikings March Through the Streets of Lerwick, Shetland, for Up Helly Aa
- A Dramatic Climax to Up Helly AaCircle of Fire in Shetland's Up Helly Aa
- Viking Longboat is Licked By FlamesViking Longboat in Flames
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