{"id":65579,"date":"2023-11-28T15:55:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T14:55:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/actualites\/2023\/11\/28\/the-northern-lights\/"},"modified":"2023-11-28T15:55:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T14:55:24","slug":"the-northern-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/news\/2023\/11\/28\/the-northern-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"The Northern Lights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">In 1619, Galileo named this solar phenomenon Aurora, after the goddess of dawn.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Away from any light pollution, under a dark sky, a nebulous veil appears. Green, purple or red, this veil carries you into another world, piercing through the atmosphere to dazzle you. It is the beginning of a graceful dance with the skies, composed of countless atmospheric arabesques. Captivating and enchanting, it is a truly spellbinding sight.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Spiritual minds will say it is a message sent from beyond, while the more scientifically-minded will speak of a solar phenomenon. Whatever the interpretation, the aurora unites people around one shared impression: its magnificence.<br \/>\nIts movement seems orchestrated by divine magic, its beauty heightened by celestial mystery. At once reassuring and unsettling, it envelops the immensity of the sky beneath its luminous vault, lighting the way for the lost pilgrim through the polar night.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This immersive spectacle across the vast northern wilderness is anticipated, feared, watched and experienced \u2014 sending shivers through the soul that no photograph could ever capture.<\/p>\n    <div id=\"bwg_container1_0\"         class=\"bwg_container bwg_thumbnail bwg_thumbnails_mosaic \"         data-right-click-protection=\"1\"         data-bwg=\"0\"         data-scroll=\"0\"         data-gallery-type=\"thumbnails_mosaic\"         data-gallery-view-type=\"thumbnails_mosaic\"         data-current-url=\"\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65579\"         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Some Inuit peoples identify it as \u201cthe dance of the spirits of the dead\u201d. For the Irish, it eases the pains of childbirth. In Greenland, it represents the spirits of children who died in childbirth dancing across the sky, while the Vikings associated it with the last breath of soldiers fallen in battle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Found mainly at the poles and radiating outward, the aurora borealis appears in countries such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/category\/voyage-de-luxe-finlande-suede-norvege\/\">Finland<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/voyage-sur-mesure\/greenland\/\">Greenland<\/a>, Norway, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/voyage-sur-mesure\/alaska\/\">Alaska<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/voyage-sur-mesure\/canadas-far-north\/\">Canada<\/a>. The aurora australis, on the other hand, unfolds over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/voyage-sur-mesure\/new-zealand\/\">New Zealand<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/voyage-sur-mesure\/new-zealand\/\">Tasmania<\/a> (and beyond).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A genuine motivation for a journey to the far north or south, it is an opportunity to set off toward hemispheric destinations and encounter the soul, as if on an initiatory journey.<br \/>\nThe beyond and all its particularities will never cease to intrigue and surprise humankind. This is why the magic of the aurora lies in the unique combination of scientific, visual and cultural factors that make this natural phenomenon such an extraordinary, almost mystical spectacle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Take advantage of the current intense solar activity \u2014 set to continue over the next 18 months \u2014 to experience this moment of intensity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Feel free to contact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etendues-sauvages.com\/en\/contact-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte<\/a>, our Nordic countries specialist, who will be happy to share her own experience of the aurora.<br \/>\nAttentive to your needs, she will provide you with all the necessary information and arrange this trip for you, including international flights from your place of residence and any other service essential to its smooth running.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1619, Galileo named this solar phenomenon Aurora, after the goddess of dawn. 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