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St. Lucia Day (December 13) is a festival of light that kicks the Christmas season into high gear. Traditionally, the celebration involves a girl wearing a white goan and a crown of candles leading a procession of candle-bearing women singing songs about the saint. Prior to the 1700s (when calendar reforms shifted things around a little), St. Lucia’s feast day coincided with the winter solstice, hence the association with the coming of light. You can see a St. Lucia procession in many Nordic ... Christmas In Sweden, Sankta Lucia, Santa Lucia Day, Yule Traditions, Norway Christmas, Viking Christmas, St Lucia Day, Norwegian Christmas, Holiday Gnomes

The Nordic countries’ long winters force their inhabitants to be masters of Christmas cheer. From St. Lucia's Day (or St. Lucy's Day), which kicks off the Christmas season in Sweden on December 13, to folklore about helpful holiday gnomes, the joyful traditions of Nordic Christmases are sure to make any winter traveler’s holiday bright.

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