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Unknown Swedish Lucia For Swedish people December 13 th is a special day where we celebrate Lucia. Lucia comes from Italy and is a saint that they celebrate. The... 5

Swedish Lucia

For Swedish people December 13th is a special day where we celebrate Lucia. Lucia comes from Italy and is a saint that they celebrate. There are some Scandinavian mythologies about Lucia too, and also it’s the longest night of the year. Lucia also marks that we are only two weeks until Christmas Eve, which is the day we Swedes celebrate Christmas, not Christmas Day. But this is not how we celebrate Lucia today.

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In Sweden Lucia is celebrated in every school, daycare, and retirement home there is, it’s also celebrated in most offices around the country. The schools ad daycares starts rehearsing weeks in advance, and then when the day is there, the kids dress up to Lucia, who wear a white gown, and red band around it, and then a crown with candles in it. After Lucia comes her terns, they also where the white gown, and red band, but they have glitter in their hair, and not candles, they hold the candles instead. Then we have the start boys, gingerbread man, Santa and Mother Christmas. Then they go around in a line and sing different songs.
Bild ett Until the age of 10 the parents and relatives comes to see their kids sing, but after 4th grade the celebration is only in schools, without the parents. After the celebrations the schools offer glögg, julmust, gingerbread, and lussekatter (saffronbuns). We also have a big Lucia celebration that is being showed on TV, from the capital city. The girl is chosen by the Swedes by voting on their favorite candidate. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9t8huWysWYg&w=560&h=315] And here is a funny video for you that pretty much sums the whole day up. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgxZS4mWSrw&w=560&h=315] julmust ri_12817_3 lussekatter_59042327 glögg

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