What is St. Lucia Day?
{{no sources|date=May 2021}} [[File:Chiesa del Purgatorio (Castellammare9.jpg|thumb|Saint Lucy]]'''St. Lucia Day''' is a holiday that is held on [[December 13]] in several countries in [[Europe]]. Those countries include [[Sweden]], [[Denmark]], [[Norway]], and [[Finland]]. ==Overview== The holiday is in honor of [[Saint Lucy]], or St. Lucy. On this day, young girls – mostly the oldest daughter of the house – dress like Saint Lucia in a white [[robe]] and a [[crown]] of [[Candle|candles]]. There are [[Parade|parades]], [[Paegant|pageants]], and the girl playing Lucia serves cakes. They also sing special songs. Here is one of the [[Hymn|songs]]: <poem> ''The night treads heavily'' ''around yards and dwellings'' ''In places unreached by sun,'' ''the shadows brood'' ''Into our dark house, she comes,'' ''bearing lighted candles,'' ''Saint Lucia, Saint Lucia.'' </poem> The Lucia celebrations also include [[ginger]] snaps and [[sweet]], saffron-flavored [[Bun|buns]] (''lussekatter'') shaped like curled-up [[Cat|cats]] and with [[raisin]] eyes. People eat them with ''glögg'' or [[coffee]]. ==Related pages== * [[Saint]] * [[Christmas]] * [[Christianity]] * [[Scandinavia]] * [[Canonization]] {{religion-stub}} [[Category:Culture]] [[Category:Christianity]] [[Category:December observances]]