{"id":26820,"date":"2023-11-22T07:08:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T07:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/belalcazar.org\/?p=26820"},"modified":"2023-11-22T07:08:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T07:08:59","slug":"the-european-city-with-unusual-winter-rule-as-locals-see-only-six-hours-of-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belalcazar.org\/world-news\/the-european-city-with-unusual-winter-rule-as-locals-see-only-six-hours-of-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"The European city with unusual winter rule as locals see only six hours of sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A pretty European city has introduced an unusual winter rule for the locals to uplift their mood during the cold weather season when daylight is limited.<\/p>\n

Lule\u00e5, a city in the northern Sweden, is encouraging its residents to say hello to each other when they venture out during the three hours of daylight they get during the colder months.<\/p>\n

Home to around 80,000 people, the city is nestled so far north that the people living there see very little sunlight for some parts of the year.<\/p>\n

And now a campaign has kicked off to elevate the mood of its residents, mostly for those who may feel lonely in the darkness.<\/p>\n

The “S\u00e4g hej” campaign, meaning \u201csay hello\u201d in Swedish was introduced on October 31 which as well as Halloween, was “neighbour’s day” in Sweden.<\/p>\n

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‘Hello can make a difference’<\/h3>\n

The town wrote on social media: \u201cSaying hello makes people comfortable and feel safe, it’s something we can all do to create a more pleasant Lulea. Your hello can make a difference.\u201d<\/p>\n

A film accompanying the campaign, encouraging people to greet passers by has been shown in schools, on buses, and in public places.<\/p>\n

The film shows a man walking past a woman resting on a park bench and saying “hej”, the woman, who does not respond, later smiles broadly.<\/p>\n

It then shows that same woman saying “hej” to an old woman, who also doesn’t react at first but then smiles afterwards.<\/p>\n

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