Swedish choir celebrates St Lucy’s Day in York
The choir performed at York Minster for the winter festival.
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UK-based Scandinavians gathered in York Minster on Friday evening to celebrate “Sankta Lucia” or St Lucy’s Day.
St Lucy was martyred for her Christianity in Sicily in the fourth century, and in northern Europe her festival celebrates the bringing of light during the darkness of winter.
She wore a crown of candles to symbolise a halo.
The choir wore red sashes over their robes to symbolise the martyr’s blood.
