by Lyonel Perabo | Jan 5, 2016 | BIVROST Stories
Where does Santa live? Somewhere up North for sure, but where exactly…It´s this crucial question that the Arctic countries have been waging war against each other over for the last couple decades, a most tragic war, the Arctic Santa War! Any kid...
by Lyonel Perabo | Dec 29, 2015 | BIVROST Stories
The numerous traditions surrounding Jul, the Nordic Christmas, are both unique and colorful. Some of the most remarkable and noteworthy ones are presented today. As we established in the previous post of this series ( Jul, a Nordic Christmas pt 1 : The Ancient...
by Lyonel Perabo | Dec 12, 2015 | BIVROST Stories
In the North, Christmas is celebrated quite differently from the rest of the world. One reason for this is that the modern celebration of Christmas has been strongly influenced by an earlier feast, celebrated even before the Age of the Vikings, Jul ! The origin...
by Lyonel Perabo | Jan 27, 2015 | BIVROST Stories
In our science-dominated XXIst century just about everyone with access to the internet or a library can learn everything there is to know about the Northern Lights. Like so many once mysterious natural phenomena like the rainbow or thunder, the Northern Lights are now...
