{"id":928,"date":"2026-03-03T13:21:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/primary23b2526\/?p=928"},"modified":"2026-03-03T13:21:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T13:21:50","slug":"lerwick-up-helly-aa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/primary23b2526\/2026\/03\/03\/lerwick-up-helly-aa\/","title":{"rendered":"Lerwick Up Helly Aa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We had a really special time this Up Helly Aa as the Jarl came to our classroom to help us design our shields before the big day!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-930\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/primary23b2526\/uploads\/sites\/3635\/2026\/03\/03131905\/lk7-300x135.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/primary23b2526\/uploads\/sites\/3635\/2026\/03\/03131905\/lk7-300x135.jpg 300w, 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