The festivals were originally celebrated by peoples in the middle latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. They are native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Arctic tundra occurs in the far Northern Hemisphere, north of the taiga belt. It is located in the Northern celestial hemisphere. The genus is native to the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere. The North Pole is at the center of the Northern Hemisphere. Italy is part of the Northern Hemisphere. Canis Major is a constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere. This resulted in major food shortages across the Northern Hemisphere. The participating states cover much of the land area of the Northern Hemisphere. In the southern hemisphere this direction is clockwise. Wausau is close to the center of the northern half of the Western Hemisphere. The situation is opposite in the Southern Hemisphere. Hornets are found mainly in the Northern Hemisphere. There are six subspecies of barn swallow, which breed across the Northern Hemisphere.