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Santa Lucia - The Queen of Lights
It’s during the darkest hours of the morning of December 13 that the
Scandinavian celebration of the festival of lights begins. Lucia, dressed in a white gown, a red sash and a crown of lingonberry twigs, emerges out of the darkness singing the familiar Italian song "Santa Lucia" with candles glowing carrying a tray of rich saffron buns, steaming coffee and occasionally glogg, a mulled wine, to wake the family. The celebration symbolizes the light of faith and the promise of the sun’s return. As a winter icon, Lucia has become nearly as popular and Jultomte, the Swedish Santa Claus.
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