Monday, 13 December 2010

Lucia


Good morning!

Today we celebrate Lucia here in Sweden. Saffron buns and ginger bread cookies are what we eat today and in many work places and schools there are "Lucia" celebrations.
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25 comments:

  1. Arianna13 December 2010 at 10:01

    Good morning,

    we don't celebrate this day but today is shorter day of the year. That sadness! :(

    Enjoy your day!

    Big hugs

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  2. Marina13 December 2010 at 11:30

    Hi Anette!
    I don't know anything about this day... I think we don't celebrate here haha
    Hey!Today is my birthday :D

    Have a nice day
    ;*
    Marina

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  3. lulumacia13 December 2010 at 11:37

    hello anette !

    How are you?

    Lucia it's my name ! we say lucie in french
    I do not know for celebrebration, thank you for sharing!

    Have a nice day! xoxo

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  4. Charlotte13 December 2010 at 11:45

    We do this too in Denmark. Which you probably already know ;)

    Happy December.
    Charlotte.

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  5. Arianna13 December 2010 at 11:58

    @Marina: happy birthday!!!

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  6. Hep-Hep Steff13 December 2010 at 12:21

    Hej Anette :)

    I wish you a happy Lucia celebration. And i have to say, your sunday evening post was lovely to read, and great photos as well - thank you. :)

    *hugs*

    Steff

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  7. Hanna13 December 2010 at 13:27

    Hi Anette!

    Here was -18 degrees this morning, a bit too cold for me.
    Some people here celebrates Lucia, but that is not my familys tradition. How ever I like the Lucia song, its very tender.

    Have a nice Lucias day
    Hanna

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  8. Alex13 December 2010 at 13:40

    Hi Anette! :D

    I've never heard of this holiday before.. had to read up on it :) I saw the saffron buns in the article about it, they look delicious! Are they bought in stores, or can one make them herself? :)

    Have a great day!

    Alexandrina

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  9. THK13 December 2010 at 14:04

    It's a beautiful tradition. :) We had it in Finland at school, but I can't remember any cookies. :P Here in Norway it's celebrated every year with Lucia and cookies.

    I've learnt a song called "Tenn lys" while I've been here, it's a beautiful advent song and I always start to cry when I hear children sing it. It's on YouTube, too, I don't know if you've heard it

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNzt9UGNNWs

    ...very beautiful lyrics but it's much more touching when children sing it with their clear voices!

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  10. Diego Muniz13 December 2010 at 14:31

    Hi there! I knolw I haven't come here lately, but I've been sooooo busy. I've missed you and your voice so much, as all my friends from Brazil!!!!

    Just came here to tell you ( in case you don't know yet) that Within temptation is going to release -or at least show us some teaser- of their new song this afternoon. I just remembered you like them a lot and came here to tell ya! Hope you like it, I'm pretty anxious.

    Big kiss and hugs for the boys there.

    =D

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  11. Croatian Idiot13 December 2010 at 15:46

    @Marina happy b-day :)

    Hey Anette,

    We are celebrating Lucia too.. In my class I have a girl named Lucia (it's actually Lucija) and I know so much more Lucias XD It's common name in CRO ^^

    Have a great day! :*

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  12. eskoplja13 December 2010 at 16:35

    Hey Nettie, how are you?? I hope you feel better =)
    In my country, we celebrate Lucia.
    Btw. Here's the pic I made for you. I hope you will like it

    http://i53.tinypic.com/2qjmaer.jpg

    Big hugs to you and the boys

    Love

    Ena :*

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  13. xsanah13 December 2010 at 17:15

    Lucia är en mysig högtid. Jag ska iväg till Luciaföreställningen i Domkyrkan ikväll. Det är esteterna på min gamla skola som håller i det, det är alltid kul att se hur musikaliska dem är. Men det är så otroligt populärt så vi lär få köa i en-två timmar, vilket känns jobbigt i de -8 grader vi har här för tillfället. Men jag ser i alla fall fram emot det.

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  14. Laetitia L13 December 2010 at 17:34

    Hi Anette ! "Lucia" is the first name of my mom lol. Have a great evening ;)

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  15. .x-Jasmine-x.13 December 2010 at 19:16

    Hey Anette, we do not celebrate this here in the UK, but this morning I had lunch with my Norweigan friend and she was saying that today in Norway they make and eat saffron buns and have a day of celebration. I asked her, "is the celebration for Lucia?" and she was surprised I knew. I wouldn't have known if I hadn't read your post this morning!

    Happy celebrations! Take care.
    Jas.

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  16. Little Broken Heart13 December 2010 at 19:36

    what exactly is being celebrated?? anyway, all the candles look nice. hope you have a good day.
    love,
    me

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  17. Little Broken Heart13 December 2010 at 19:45

    and btw, has anyone ever told you that you look a lot like michelle pfeiffer?? at least to me you do. you're really beautiful, just like her, :D

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  18. Mrs13 December 2010 at 20:09

    Hej!

    We don't celebrate Lucia here in Finland, or atleast I have never celebrated it. Usually every city chooses a Lucia for each year but that's all.
    I celebrate this day because my x-mas holiday kinda started today! Yeehaw! :)

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  19. Mattia Vismara13 December 2010 at 20:33

    Hej Anette!
    Today in Milan, in the Duomo, there was a Swedish choir, wich sang some typical swedish Christmas songs and it was amazing! I really felt my love for Sweden! I hope we may know each other, I would like to tell you the beautiful things I'm learning!

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  20. Anonymous13 December 2010 at 20:34

    my name is Lucia and it's not a very common name here in Romania. unfortunately that also means that very few people know I have a name day :P but my mom remembered, hehe.
    nice to see there are people celebrating this name so.. hugely in Sweden :)
    cheers Anette
    Lucia.

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  21. Arianna13 December 2010 at 20:58

    Good evening Anette,

    this evenig having dinner and talking with my parents about my cat i had in my in mind a question that i wanted to ask who have cat in home. When we feed him, dry food or meat he is a bit squeamish, he sniff and then he revolves around and sometime don't eat. XD I want to know if your cats they do it also. :)

    Have a nice evening!

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  22. Gary13 December 2010 at 21:20

    Good evening Anette:)
    Happy Saint Lucia Day Anette, not that I know to much about it though... excuse my ignorance. Here in my country its not the tradition it is in Sweden, or so it would seem.
    Enjoy the evening, and take care!
    lots of love
    Gary

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  23. Alcyone13 December 2010 at 21:36

    Hi Anette!
    Unluckily, we don't celebrate Lucia here :( The way how you celebrate it in Sweden is great - the procession, lights and everything ;) I have to see it one day! Well, to celebrate this ady I just took two candles and light it in the evening.. It's so nice in the room with them :)
    I wanna ask you if you could write a recipe for the ginger bread cookies Seth baked? In school we will have a meeting before Christmas and everyone must do something to eat so me and my friend thought we can bake this cookies.. ;)
    Sleep well

    Lots of hugs
    Ala

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  24. Emilia13 December 2010 at 22:21

    In Poland Saint Lucy`s Day was a day of magic and impure powers. People was securing their houses from witches and ghosts.
    By the way we have also remembrance of 'the state of war' today. Streets are full of militiamen which remind us about really hard times in our history. It`s look so appallingly. In my city I could also listen some anticommunist music.

    Greets and hugs ;)

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  25. Unknown27 December 2010 at 16:21

    Good afternoon Anette : D

    Uau , Lucia it's my name o.o

    Happy Saint Lucia day !
    Best wishes for you and for all your family !

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