🕯️ Santa Lucia, celebrated across Sweden on December, 13th, is a commemoration of the historical martyr, Lucia of Syracuse. The figure is represented in concerts by a person wearing a crown of candles. | NoComment

Today is Lucia – one of the most beloved Swedish traditions! 😍 At the heart of it is Lucia, the bearer of light in the Swedish winter darkness. 🕯️ Her head crowned with a wreath with candles – real ones or battery-powered – Lucia leads a singing procession of candle-carrying handmaidens and ‘star boys’, all dressed in white gowns. 🤩 On 13 December, the traditional Lucia songs can be heard in countless corners of the country – at schools, workplaces and in church. 🎶 The Lucia celebration also