Winter
In the heart of winter, the landscape is shrouded in a blue dusk, but the full moon of the polar night makes the forests shimmer. Under the starry sky, arctic hares do not sink in the snow, for their paws have a broad fringe of stiff hair.
For the Sámi, the stars used to be a compass that showed both time and season. They revealed which way to go, as they both show the directions and tell when conditions will brighten. The hare also has its own constellation in the sky.
January is the month of the new year in Sámi, and it marks the end of the polar night. Midwinter is over, and we can see a trace of the rising sun on the horizon. Every day the amount of light increases, and in February the sun shines brighter and brighter, so nature gradually wakes up from winter dormancy.