Forest Troll Festival

Do grown ups play? Do we have an inherent need to have fun? Every other year or so I feel the urge to go to a forest festival and just play! It is a bit like kindergarden for adults, only people behave a lot better and have a much better time. I’m usually a serious and responsible person. I never partied and I’m generally the most sober person I ever met. But still I have discovered the hidden world of forest parties. A place where true wilderness living and enjoying life/having fun merges. Where you can put up your tent far away from everyone, have your own little camp and go play whenever you want, or go for a hike in the mountains whenever you like. Where you can pick berries and mushrooms and cook it over your campfire. Then go dancing all night to pulsating music. Norwegian forest festivals are raw and wild! We are like elves, but also trolls and other creatures you only see in the dark. Feral!

You can expect freezing temperatures in the night, your share of rain, the terrain might mostly be like a swamp. But also glorious sunshine, myst covered lakes and the comfort of the beautiful forest. Just to arrive to our destinations you might have to walk for an hour up a steep terrain. Festivals like this are created out of passion and idealism. A lot of effort is required to make it work, and it is a beautiful co-creation of all those who attend. We all bring our own energy into it. And the good thing is, you can be completely authentic and live out the parts of yourself you might normally have to hide in regular society. You can experiment with new forms of self expression. You can follow your dreams. You can relax and let go. You can have the most wonderful time of your life! Memories to survive a grey adult life for years. I’ve met so many people who agrees with me: this is the best thing that ever happened to them.

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