Lucia, Child of Light: The History And Traditions of Sweden's Lucia Celebration

by Florence Ekstrand

Book Overview

A new, updated edition filled with history, legends, folklore, traditions and recipes celebrating Lucia Day (December 13th). This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575340356
• ISBN13: 9781575340357
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Skandisk Inc
• Length: 62 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.3" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Everything you ever wanted to know about Lucia!

Who was the maiden with candles in her hair? This interesting book traces her history, the legends, and the present Lucia Day's tie to pagan folklore, finally taking you through to modern traditions. You'll also find tips, recipes, and songs for celebrating your own Lucia Day on December 13, a simple but charming opener to the Christmas season. This book is quite suitable to read-aloud to the whole family.

highly informative book on one of Sweden's greatest holidays

this book is absolutely amazing. it gives in detail and easy to follow instructions the how to's of the Saint Lucia celebration in Sweden. i especially like hearing about the origin of the Saint and why Sweden has honored her for so long. another bonus of this incredible book is the recipe's at the end. it is a sweet surprise indeed! the author gives step by step instructions on how to prepare your own Lucia celebration, and tips to help it be fun and beautiful. and for those of us with swedish heritage it is especially nice to find Lucia songs in english AND swedish. all in all a wonderful read.