St Lucia Celebrations!

Photo past times Henrik Trygg, Stockholm Visitors Board
Lucia, the festival/celebration of St Lucia, happens on Dec 13th in addition to is, along alongside Midsummer, the approximately Swedish of holidays in addition to many of you lot possess got seen a moving painting of a immature daughter wearing a wreath of candles (Lucia). Basically, the celebration consists of a procession led past times a candle wreathed miss in addition to followed past times other immature women (& men called stjärngossar) asset candles. Click hither for video ("Lucia for Dummies"). They sing Lucia songs every bit good every bit other Christmas carols. The traditional places where this procession takes identify is inwards Swedish homes on the forenoon of the 13th, where the procession is made upwards of the family's children, in addition to during the level inwards diverse churches. These days, however, you lot volition notice Lucia processions likewise at unlike businesses, shopping malls in addition to retirement centers throughout the country. Because of the popularity of Lucia, you lot involve to buy tickets to come across the procession inwards approximately churches. If you lot are staying at the Rival Hotel, halt past times in addition to I volition tending you lot alongside tickets.
Lucia at Skansen www.sverigeslucia.se 
These church building services, piece traditional in addition to beautiful, mightiness survive a piffling problematic for unusual visitors every bit in that location is oftentimes a church building sermon included inwards the celebration which is inwards Swedish. Another option, in addition to a skilful i at that, is to visit Skansen, the open-air museum dedicated to Swedish civilisation in addition to traditions. Here they volition survive celebrating Lucia for 3 days (Dec 13th to the 15th) alongside processions, historical reenactments in addition to concerts. The principal Lucia concert at Skansen volition survive on the Solliden phase at 6:30pm. Skansen likewise has a great Christmas market on Sabbatum in addition to Dominicus which you lot tin combine alongside a Lucia concert during weekend. Skansen is located on the isle of Djurgården in addition to slow to larn to from the Rival Hotel... alongside regular ferries (10 instant trip) going from nearby Slussen.

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