Fill in the Blanks UNIT 9 NIGHT Lesson 4 BOnline version Reinforce vocabulary in a reading called THE MIDNIGHT SUN by Martha Uribe 1 festivals closest chill thaws beaches solstice rivers equator summer In some parts of Scandinavia , in the regions to the North Pole , the sun doesn ? t set for several weeks of the year in the days leading up to the . For someone born near the , with twelve hours of daylight and twelve hours of night time throughout the year , nothing could be stranger than my ? rst spring and summer in Norway . As the of the winter and we progress towards spring , the days become longer , reaching its apex on the longest day of the year . The summer solstice , on the 21st June every year , is celebrated in real Scandinavian style . There are music and open - air markets , but most people head to the and to enjoy barbecues or roast marshmallows on an open ? re . 2 borealis ethereal sky horizon cozy daylight extreme twilight arctic re phenomenon On the other , the Polar Night is the period in winter during which the sun fails to rise , essentially remaining below the and thereby creating the of over 24 hours of night . However , this doesn ? t mean that the is pitch black . Instead , what is experienced is several hours of weak which gives the impression of an extended hours - long sunset or sunrise . It is followed by or the ? blue hour ? - an , light that ? lls the sky and everything below it in a glow created by the ? ection of light by the ocean and snow . This magni ? cent spectacle is as much a tourist attraction as the aurora . 3 solstice warmth celebrations centerpiece wooden bon progressively tower encouraging In fact , ? re is central to the of the summer in Norway . The town of Ålesund , which we visited for the summer solstice celebration , is famous for its huge ? re . For several days leading up to the big day , a huge made of crates is erected . This tower becomes a raging bon ? re on the night of the celebrations , and it is the of the town ? s celebrations . The ? re is said to " wake up " the earth , providing and fertility . The ? re represents the Sun , which on this day is at its highest in the sky and thereafter will start to wane , with shorter days and longer nights . 4 conditions attribute festivities lights conversely progressively spectacles rises Arctic atmosphere seasonal In Tromsø , located 200 meters north of the Circle , Polar Night lasts all winter ? from November to January ? and the sun never . The days ( or rather the daytime heavenly ) get longer until the Midnight Sun period takes over from May to July when , , the sun never sets . However , despite general belief and studies on affective disorder ( SAD ) research suggests surprisingly low rates thereof among locals . Many this inconsistency to a variety of factors , from cod liver oil to ? wake - up ? simulating sunrise . Participation in the wealth of cultural also has its effect as well as a broad range of leisure activities available year round . All these combined encourage people to spend more daily hours outdoors than would ordinarily be the case under similar . Perhaps the secret lies in the beautiful colors of the sky and the soft blue light that pervades the , creating a form of natural visual therapy .
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