最美北極光

李蓓

The Northern Lights（北極光） usually come out in the Northern Arctic Circle（極圈）. You can see the Northern Lights most easily in September， October， February and March.

Do you believe that？ The Northern Lights can make your wish come true. Now lets find the Northern Lights in Northern Europe.

Where is the best Northern Lights in Norway（挪威）？ Theres a city called Tromso（特羅姆瑟，挪威北部港口城市） in the north. You need to find a sunny day and wait between 10 pm to 2 am at night. And good luck， of course！

You can get on the top of the mountain， so you can see the beautiful views of Tromso！

Here comes the best Northern Lights in Sweden（瑞典）！ Theres a small village in the north called Abisko（阿比斯庫）. There are only about 200 people living here， but there are far more tourists（游客） every winter. The Aurora Sky Station（極光天空站） is here for watching the Northern Lights. It lies（位于） in the Abisko National Park（阿比斯庫國家公園） with beautiful lakes.

By the way， you can also enjoy a husky sled（哈士奇拉雪橇） ride here！

Now lets move to Finland（芬蘭）. Do you still remember the Santa Claus village Rovaniemi（圣誕老人村羅瓦涅米）？ It is also the best place to see the Northern Lights！

What else？ A Finland Sauna（桑拿） in a cabin（小木屋） is the best way to celebrate the Northern Lights trip！

The Northern Lights are also called the Aurora（歐若拉）. In the myths（神話） of Northern Europe， Aurora is the goddess（女神） of the Northern Lights. She is the sign（象征） of hope and beauty.

文化小貼士

薩米人主要分布在挪威、瑞典、芬蘭和俄羅斯。他們主要生活在北極圈以北的拉普蘭地區(qū)，因此也被叫做拉普人。

薩米人以馴養(yǎng)馴鹿而聞名，并且隨著季節(jié)定期遷徙。這與我國的鄂倫春族的馴鹿游牧文化十分相似。