Lucia - Swedish Christmas Traditions

Continuing the Ultimate Guide to Swedish Christmas traditions, here's Lucia! It's my first time in Sweden and I found this to be one of the most beautiful traditions. Learn more about it right here! This is Swedish Christmas traditions - Lucia. If you have anything to add or if there's something I missed, please leave a comment!

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My mother made the white cloth for the Lucia procession in our city Uddevalla. Wow so many cuties!!!

[javierharoun]

Wow, I have been in Sweden couple of years and no-one has explain to me Lucia as good as you man. Thanks so much. I saw it once and was really beautiful. Extremely recomended

[josephlilley]

Thank you for your video. It was a great addition to our lesson in the 3rd grade class in Kansas!

[EduardQualls]

One point: St. Lucy's day was originally celebrated on the winter solstice (usually December 21/22), which _is_ the longest night of the year. Later, it was moved to the 13th to separate it from Christmas, which is celebrated (as Eve and Day) on the third day after the winter solstice.

[sweden]

I always love Lucia-tradition. When i was a kid whe went out and sang for all the neighbours. We had wraths on hour heads with red bands, and sometimes silverglitter if we could not make wraths. Sometimes, i think this may have something to do with roman traditions (vestals).

[Erika-brxo]

Usually it is real candels, only young kids have the electric ones.

[juancamiloecheverryaguirre]

I could wait ''till blond lucía is fully grown up! If sweddish girls are like that, then swedden its AMAZING!

[lucaschiantodipepe]

As Italian really I don't understand why this Sicilian Saint became so popular in northern Europe. 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

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[cooperdiehl]

Now that’s what I call a head Chandelier

[polyglot.basketer]

What has a Neapolitan song (Santa Lucia) got to do with a Scandinavian Lucia-celebration?

[kajsaleanderson]

Not peanuts.. its scaly almonds :) BIG differense

[riner]

It's not fucking peanuts, it's almonds!!!