Shetland's famous Up Helly Aa fire festival - with women and girls in the torchlit procession for the first time - has witnessed the burning of a replica Viking galley light up the Lerwick sky.
Up Helly Aa - the biggest fire festival in Europe - is traditionally held on the last Tuesday in January.
The 142-year-old event sees people celebrate Shetland's Norse heritage.
Females have traditionally been restricted to participating as hostesses - organising the all-night parties that take place in community halls across the Shetland capital.
However, organisers agreed to lift the gender restrictions for the main procession. The decision followed a campaign dating back to the 1980s.
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