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Andrea's avatar

Beautiful, Miriam! Indeed, Lucia is otherwordly. Thank you for this perspective and remembrance of Sweden's perhaps most stunning celebration. Wrote about my Stockholm Old Town Lucia experience yesterday :). Happy Lucia and God Jul!

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Kyra Faison-Gardner's avatar

What a beautiful celebration! Your descriptions and photos helped bring it to life for me. Thank you for sharing it💖

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Miriam 🌼Carlson-Maier's avatar

Hope your Friday is beautiful, Kyra!

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Kyra Faison-Gardner's avatar

Thank you friend. I spent time with my mom and it was lovely 🥰

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Ulla-Mormor's avatar

Thank you, Miriam. I watched the whole video and it returned me to my childhood. I even remembered many of the lyrics, and I certainly remember the darkness and the cold and that certain atmosphere. Peaceful.

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Miriam 🌼Carlson-Maier's avatar

XOXO Yes - it was nicely done, simple video. I loved it too. I of course only remember the the first refrain from the song... I really love the poem too. 😘

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Denise E Potter's avatar

Oh Miriam. I loved reading about Santa Lucia. I’ve seen young girls performing this on television and thought it to be very beautiful. Thank you for sharing the video.

Wishing you a lovely day!

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Denise E Potter's avatar

Maybe when I have a garden I can join:)

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Miriam 🌼Carlson-Maier's avatar

Absolutely!

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Miriam 🌼Carlson-Maier's avatar

Hi Denise! I'm glad you enjoyed it :) I'm making my Lussekatter this afternoon, and having a tiny Lucia -Fika gathering tomorrow for my Garden Collective that I run. Happy weekend!

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Denise E Potter's avatar

Sounds lovely. Enjoy!

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Kaarin Marx Smith's avatar

Miriam, thank you for this lovely essay about one of my favorite traditions. We celebrated Santa Lucia in my house when I was growing up--and as the eldest daughter, I had the honor of wearing a crown of candles (battery-operated) in my hair. For me, Christmas truly begins on December 13th...

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Miriam 🌼Carlson-Maier's avatar

Thank you for your note, Kaarin! Me too - on the 13th I start to think about decorating and baking. And planning feasts haha. Since my birthday is in early January, I tend to leave the decorations up until then. And that's enough.

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Jen Reich's avatar

Thank you for sharing the Santa Lucia celebration

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Miriam 🌼Carlson-Maier's avatar

So glad you liked it, Jen. Hope you have a lovely Lucia Day tomorrow!

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Michael Owusu Nkansah's avatar

Woaaaw! I never knew of this celebration called Santa Lucia. I really felt the ambience as I read the story behind it. The music is magical. You know, we were taught Santa Lucia back in primary school. At that time, we didn't know the origin of the song, since it was in English. I had totally forgotten the words except of course, the refrain, 'Sa-ant-aa Luci-i-a'. Thanks so much for sharing, Miriam.

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