I could not have found a lot of information about this tradition, probably due to my short Englishman and anything of Norwegian.
It seems to be that there is celebrated in the summer solstice Sankt Hans (23-24 of juny) in Alesund, Norway.
His height can manage to reach 37 meters of height. Immediately after the tradition, the three that have worked more with the construction, have the honor of raising the fire to the top one is not very sure of when the norm was established for the date of celebration, Slinningsbålet, of the Summer solstice in the city.
The construction is done based on boxes, palets and cans that are in use for transporting and storing fish.
Her brenner det godt fra toppen av Slinningsbålet. Halvtimen etter var moroa over. Foto: Stig Havnevik
Ålesund is a city and municipality in the county of of Møre og Romsdal, Norway. It is a port to 236 km to the North-East of Bergen, and is a well-known place for the architecture Art nouveau of great part(report) of the city.
Nowadays Alesund is one of the major ones and more important ports of fishing of Norway
