Swedish Culture

Swedish Culture
January 26, 2017 MAWKE

Person

Maria Trebels

 

Cultural Heritage

Saint Lucy´s Day

 

Description

Saint Lucy´s Day on 13th December is Sweden´s most important folk festival. We celebrate it with a procession in which the oldest girl goes as Lucia and the other girls follow her in white costumes carrying candles. Lucia wears a wreath of candles on her head. Every year there is a beauty pageant in Sweden to pick an official Lucia.

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