Swedish St Lucia Monsterskyddad Candleholder Made in Sweden Signed Katting 75

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Swedish St Lucia Monsterskyddad Candleholder Made in Sweden Signed Katting 75:
$25.00

This cute St Lucia candleholder is in excellent condition and measures 6 1/2\" high. She is signed on the bottom Katting \'75, Monsterskyddad, Made in Sweden. Candles are not included.Beautiful piece of old tradition!

Around Christmas time in Sweden, one of the biggest celebrations is St. Lucia\'s Day (or St. Lucy\'s Day) on December 13th. The celebration comes from stories that were told by Monks who first brought Christianity to Sweden.

St Lucia was a young Christian girl who was martyred, killed for her faith, in 304AD. The most common story told about St Lucia is that she would secretly bring food to the persecuted Christians in Rome, who lived in hiding in the catacombs under the city. She would wear candles on her head so she had both her hands free to carry things. Lucy means \'light\' so this is a very appropriate name.

December 13th was also the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year, in theold \'Julian\' Calendarand a pagan festival of lights in Sweden was turned into St. Lucia\'s Day.

St. Lucia\'s Day is now celebrated by a girl dressing in a white dress with a red sash round her waist and a crown of candles on her head. Small children use electric candles but from about 12 years old, real candles are used!