Beneath the Northern Lights

The Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis are full of mystery, legends and magic. We live under the Northern Lights, and during longer stays away from the Arctic we have missed seeing it a lot.  

During our childhood we where taught not to tease it. It could come down and capture us. Yet we learned a children song that does exactly that. A song that mocks the Northern Lights.   

We know that our ancestors had a lot of respect for the Northern Lights. But for us it is strange that there are no joiks (sami singing) to honor it, that we know of.  The reindeer was also very well respected and crucial to our existence, and it has thousands of joiks.  

As adults we heard stories that the Northern Lights are our ancestors meeting in the sky. We didnt learn about this before, so its hard for us to determine what the Northern Lights are all about. The mystery of the Northern Lights is a goal for us to unravel during the blog.