Santa Lucia Festival and Scandinavian Christmas Celebration planned Friday, December 13, 2013 in New York
The Scandinavian East Coast Museum & The Ridge Creative Center in Bay Ridge, New York present “Santa Lucia Festival & Scandinavian Christmas Celebration” on Friday, December 13, 2013.
The community is invited to watch and participate in a Santa Lucia program on Friday, December 13th, 2013 beginning at 4:00 at The First Free Evangelical Church located at 6501 – Sixth Avenue. The event will begin with a Lucia procession and be followed by making cookies and 2 traditional Christmas crafts projects. Light refreshments will be served. This event is being co-sponsored by The Scandinavian East Coast Museum & The Ridge Creative Center. The cost to attend is $5.00 per person, including children.
Santa Lucia is celebrated on December 13th in Sweden. In the former Gregorian calendar this was the shortest day of the year, very apropos as it is a celebration of light and dark. Lucia was blinded for her faith, thus she wears a red sash as a symbol of her martyrdom the oldest girl in the family dons a wreath of candles around her head and carries Lucia (saffron) buns to represent the sun. She is followed by girls and boys dressed as star boys, bakers and a shepherd. The children will sing in Swedish with a Lucia procession.
For further information, please call Victoria at 718-748-5950 or visit www.scandinavian-museum.org or see https://www.facebook.com/TheRidgeCreativeCenter
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