[prisoner6]

The BEST way to beat the Winter Blues is to BURN IT WITH FIRE!

Up Helly Aa in Lerwick, Shetland is how it's done.

A couple of pics but you have to look up the details and videos. Basically they spend a year building a full size Viking ship. On the last Tuesday of January they drag it through the streets in a torch lit procession. At the end the ship is burned.

Lots of parties, food and adult beverage along the way.

[lightman]

The Norse version of Burning Man!

[wally_bert]

This rather brush fire my dad started as part of a land clearing project burned rather nicely.

http://www.shutterstock.com/video/search/?page=1&perpage=100&sort=newest&translation_method=service&use_local_boost=0&contributor_id=64505&lang=en

Edited together. YT compression doesn’t help in this case:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCTroxE1EIA

[RegulatorCountry]

Seriously, though, there’s nothing like firelight for me to chase away winter blues from longer nights and shorter days. A big fire in the fireplace if cold enough to warrant, or outdoors in the backyard fire pit if not cold enough to warrant. There’s just something about it, the dancing flames, the color. Very comforting.