Last week was the longest day of the year, June 21, when in Nuuk the sun rose at 2:53 am and set four minutes after midnight the next day. This strange phenomenon – the setting of the sun after midnight – happens for just a few days around this time of year. But then something …
Month: June 2018
June 21st is Greenland’s National Day and the longest day of the year. It’s celebrated in every town and settlement in Greenland with cultural festivities. In Nuuk the celebration centres on the colonial harbour with events through the day – speeches, bands, singing, drum dancing, traditional kayaking. Women don their stunning national dress of fine …
Much as I love it, I seem to have plenty of criticism of Greenland. But the Bank of Greenland? No complaints. For one, check out my bank card. It has swimming polar bears on it. Nice. But there are plenty of other plusses. When I first arrived in Greenland, I needed a bank account to …
A Qivittoq is a frightening, often evil creature – a ghost man living in the mountains. Like all good scary stories, the story of Qivittoq is rooted in truth. In days gone by, if a Greenlandic man was guilty of some crime, he could be banished. If that happened, it was a death sentence. No one …