Glædelig Luciadag from this melting candle girl I drew two years ago!
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Glædelig Luciadag from this melting candle girl I drew two years ago!
A little doodle of my candle girls again, from last years Luciadag.
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Luciadag
Hejhej!
Kes teavad, kes ei tea, aga Rootsis on selline traditsioon nagu Luciadag.
Luciapäev langes vana julianuse kalendri järgi kokku talvise pööripäevaga. Kuna tegemist oli aasta pikima ja pimedaima ööga (hiljem muutus 21.-22. detsember aasta pimedaimaks ööks, aga rahva mälus elas 13. detsember kuupäevana edasi), tapeti siga ja pidutseti öö läbi, et kurjade jõudude suhtes valvel olla. Nooremad käisid isegi mööda küla “ringi jooksmas” nagu meie kadrid. Pühitseti valgust. Selles osas sobis see päev hästi kokku Luciaga, kelle nimi tuleb sõnast ‘valgus’ (lux) – valguskiir pimedal ajal. (https://pohjalast.wordpress.com/2010/12/13/luciapaev/, 14.12.18)
Luciapäeva puhul käisin hostperega teisipäeval (11.12.18) Lysekili kirikus. Seal laulsid valgetes riietes sädelevate kroonidega tüdrukud ning tähtedega kaunistatud mütsidega poisid. Nagu tavaks, tulid nad sisse rongkäigus, eesotsas küünlakrooniga tüdruk, lauldes Saint Lucia laulu. Kirikus jagati kõigile ka lussebulle’sid ehk safranisaiakesi ning glögi. Üritus oli suhteliselt lühike, lauldi mõned laulud ja läbi ta oligi. Luciapäeva tähistati ka koolis, kui õigel päeval, 13.detsember.
Muidugi pidime ka ise lussebulle’sid valmistama ja see oli üllatavalt lihtne. Esimese korra kohta tulid isegi päris ilusad haha.
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Liva er så smuk #luciadag #jul #Christmas
Saint Lucy's Day - 13th December.
Happy St. Lucia Day!
For most of the Scandinavian world, December 13 is St. Lucia Day!
What's it about? Well, Wikipedia has all of the details here. But in Catholic and Lutheran traditions, it's in honor of St. Lucia, the patron saint who refused to renounce her faith to her husband and others, despite being burned alive but miraculously surviving. In Nordic folklore, the roots of the holiday derive from Lussinatta, or Lussi Night. During this time Lussi, who was actually a witch, was thought to be particularly active with other spirits, so households would protect themselves by staying up throughout the entire night.
St. Lucia has largely become secular nowadays, but is still celebrated widely. There is usually a procession in churches, schools or public places with a child (traditional a girl) wearing white clothing and a red sash with candles on their head.
If you're really lucky, you may get candy, cookies and maybe even lussekatt, a saffron-flavored bun (pictured above).