Swedish Christmas Season
Characters
Santa (Sankta)
Lucia was a Christian Martyr who lived in early times in Sicily. She was known
for providing food and light to the helpless.
Her death was ordered by the Roman Emperor when she refused to marry a
Non-believer. Missionaries brought her
story to Sweden hundreds of years ago. She
is celebrated in Sweden on the longest day of the year, which by the old
calendar was December 13th. The
oldest daughter in the family serves her family freshly baked saffron buns (lussekatter), ginger cookies (pepparkakor)
and steaming hot coffee. Her brothers
and sisters follow her as ‘star boys’ and Lucia maidens or attendants. For more
on Luciadagen see "Lucia
Day"
The words of the Lucia song is at"Lucia Song Words"