Passage Three Saint Lucia's Day n December 13th, one of the shortest days of winter,girls in Sweden dress up as Saint Luci a with white dresses and crowns of candles. Boys wear a kind of white pajamas and carry candles. Their pointy hats are decorated with gold stars on them.Once peopl...
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Saint Lucias Day December 13th On December 13th, one of the shortest days of winter, girls in Sweden dress up as Santa Lucia wearing a white dress and a crown of candles . Boys carry a candle and wear a kind of white pyjama. They wear hats that are pointy with golden stars on them....
Saint Lucia was a saint because of her kindness and her love. She was an ItalianChristian2who lived in Sicily in the 4th century. Some people believe she once visited Sweden. December 13th is also her feast day. The way she became a saint was that a man who loved her and Lucia didn...