Lucia

13th December we have a tradition to celebrate ”Lucia”. Lucia is a Saint from Syracuse on Sicily. The history says that Lucia died for the people and God. She gave all her things to the poor. It was like a “thanks” to God because he had cure her deadly sick mother. But her fiancée get mad because he thought that she was a Christen (they were not allowed to be that then) so they try to kill her. But she didn’t get hurt, they try with hot oil, and she was burnt at the stake too. At last they through a sward in her and she died. At year 304 she became a Saint. In the church we use to have a Lucia procession. Lucia goes in the front (a girl with a white dress and candles in her hair.) and after comes the bridesmaids (girls with white dresses and tinsel in their hair) then the star boys come (boys with a star in their hand and a star hat) They sing our tradition Lucia songs and give us gingerbreads (a Christmas cookie) //Olivia