Have you heard of the Lucia Celebrating?
Lucia's Day, festival of lights. celebrated in Sweden, Norway, and the Swedish-speaking areas of Finland on December 13
It's kind of an interesting holiday.
Because, like many Nordic holidays, it is both a Christian and a pagan holiday.
After converting to Christianity sometime around 1000, the Norse incorporated the legend of St. Lucia into their already existing celebration of light.
And that was the start of the Lucia celebration we know today
Then how do we celebrate Lucia?
We watch a parade of girls and boys clad in white full-length gowns, as we all singing songs together
Tradition has it that Lucia is to wear a crown of candles , and each of her handmaidens carries a candle in there hands.
The star boys, who like the handmaidens are dressed in white gowns, carry stars on sticks and have tall paper cones on their heads. The Christmas elves bring up the rear, carrying small lanterns.
Then the parade will usually walk through the town until they get to the church, where they will sing a couple of songs.
And suprice suprice, then we eat a special kind of "fika"
It's a quite lovely tradition, but for those who don't celebrate it, it probably looks kind of strange.
"The night treads heavily around yards and dwellingsIn places unreached by sun, the shadows brood
Into our dark house she comes, bearing lighted candles,
Saint Lucia, Saint Lucia."
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