Last Thursday, I went to a Saint Lucia celebration. It is celebrated on 13th december, it coincides with the Winter Solstice. It is mostly celebrated in Scandinavia where it has become a feast of light. Lucia is represented by a woman dressed in a white dress and red sash with a crown or wreath of candles on her head. Girls dressed up as Lucia sing songs in procession. Click here to see an example.
The celebration was at the department of Scandinavian studies at my university and organised by the professors. There was food made by some students, and a quiz about Saint Lucia and Sweden.
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