closest beaches rivers summer festivals thaws solstice equator chill
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
.
re arctic phenomenon ethereal daylight cozy horizon borealis sky twilight extreme
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
.
encouraging progressively bon warmth solstice wooden tower celebrations centerpiece
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
.
conversely seasonal conditions rises progressively attribute atmosphere Arctic lights spectacles festivities
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
.