THE AURORAS ARE A NATURAL phenomenon found in earth’s northern and southern hemispheres. Aurora Borealis means morning light from the north, and Aurora Australis means morning light from the south.
Northern arctic cultures viewed the Aurora Borealis as their ancestors playing a soccer-like game with a walrus skull for a ball. Or the players were walrus or seal spirits playing with a human’s skull as a ball.
Asian cultures believed the lights were fire from fighting dragons representing good and bad.
Aborigines saw Aurora Australis as a great sky war or dead spirits ascending to the heavens.
Cultures believe whistling or pointing at the Aurora Borealis is bad luck, and spirits will take you away. Many scrutinized the belief that children conceived under the lights would become intellige
