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Saint Lucia’s Day, also known as Luciadagen, marks the beginning of the Christmas season in Scandinavia (a region that includes Sweden, Norway, and Denmark). Saint Lucia’s Day is a festival of lights and is meant to bring hope and light during the darkest time of the year.
13 lip 2024 · St. Lucia Day or "Saint Lucy's Day" is a holiday that is held on December 13 in several countries in Europe. Those countries include Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland. The holiday is in honor of Saint 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 candles.
Celebrations on this feast day, observed on December 13, honor the virgin martyr Santa Lucia, also known as Saint Lucy. Although it is impossible to separate her true identity from legends told about her, she is thought to have been born in Syracuse in Sicily (now Italy) about ad 283 .
14 kwi 2020 · St. Lucia’s Day is an annual tradition celebrated in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Bosnia, Croatia, and even in Italy in honor of St. Lucia (St. Lucy), one of the earliest Christian martyrs executed by the Romans in 304 CE because of her religious beliefs.
3 lis 2024 · Her traditional feast day, known in Europe as Saint Lucy's Day, is observed by Western Christians on 13 December. Lucia of Syracuse was honored in the Middle Ages and remained a well-known saint in early modern England.
3 wrz 2019 · Saint Lucia's Day is a Christian feast day which is celebrated on December 13 in Advent. It is to honor Saint Lucia (or Lucia of Syracuse) who is a third-century martyr under the Diocletianic Persecution.
28 paź 2024 · St. Lucia’s Day is a festival of lights celebrated in Sweden, Norway, and the Swedish-speaking areas of Finland on December 13 in honor of St. Lucia. One of the earliest Christian martyrs, St. Lucia was killed by the Romans in 304 CE because of her religious beliefs.
