Santa Lucia
December 13th begins the Christmas season in Scandinavia with the holiday of Santa Lucia. The Holiday is celebrated in Italy and France as well. I don't think many people are aware of the holiday throughout the world. It's speical because of the spirituality of the event.
There are several young women who participate dressed in white gowns carrying candles as they parade in singing "Santa Lucia". The lead female has a crown of lights upon her head. The lights in the location are darkened and the candlelight held by the young women remind the observers of the "light" that permeates the darkness.
The spirituality of the event reflective of how "light" permeates the darkness is reflective of how "enlightenment" can permeate our struggles, our issues, our humanistic challenges that humankind encounters on a daily basis. The "light" that the young women carry symbolizes "hope", "faith", "peace" and "community".
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Joel V. BA. Education, BBA. Business Admin, M.A. Psycholgy of Human Behavior.
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