The Halls of Gods, Dragons and a Psychopathic Walrus.

Eskimos and Native Americans had multiple interpretations as each tribe had different myths. The Point Barrow Eskimos considered it to be evil and kept knives to keep it away. The Fox Indian considered it an omen of war. The Salteaus Indians believed it to be dancing spirits of animals. The most intriguing tale is that of the Eskimos on Nunivak Island who believe that the northern lights were the spirits of walruses playing with a human skull. According to an Algonquin myth, when Nanabozho (the creator of the Earth) had finished his task of the creation, he moved to the north. He had built large fires and the northern lights are the reflections of these fires, as a reminder to his people that he still thinks of them.

Historians have said that in Chinese legends about dragons may have been inspired from northern lights through a study of patterns of sun and events occurred throughout history. One Chinese legends says it to be a battle between dragons representing the good and evil. It was considered as a rare event as only an extremely significant solar event must've occurred to illuminate the sky so down south.

In Japan, they believe that conceiving a child underneath the Northern Lights would bless the child with good looks, intellect, and good fortune. People in South-East Asia are remarkably fascinated by the Northern lights. It has been observed that tourism from these countries to the Northern nations has significantly increased in recent times.

The Finnish believed that the lights are caused by the magical fox who sweeps his tail across the snow and sprays it up into the sky.

Fun Fact: The Human Eye cannot process the red light in the Northern lights whereas as a Camera can. Hence, on off days even when the lights are dim to the naked eye, the selfie which you click would look just perfect.