Lauren Liess

Lauren Liess Instagram – Celebrating the traditional Swedish holiday of Saint Lucia- The Festival of the Lights. 🕯️ St.Lucia (283- 304 AD) gave all she had to deliver food and provisions to persecuted Christians hiding in the catacombs. When she was caught and refused to denounce her faith, she was martyred at only 21 years old. Known as “the saint of light” because, legend has it, when she delivered bread in the dark catacombs, she wore a wreath of candles to light her way in the darkness, because she stood fearlessly for her faith giving hope and light to others, and because her name literally means “light.” 🕯️ Hundred of years later, on Sweden’s darkest winter night, her feast day, December 13th, she became a symbol for light in the darkness, a tradition that carries on to this day. I have always loved the story of St.Lucy (which is heartbreaking yet beautiful) and so this year we celebrated and created some of our own more modern (easier-for-us-to-handle) traditions for the day. (Including a super easy saffron spelt biscuit) (My aunts also recently told me- after seeing this video- that St.Lucia is also the patron saint of the tiny Northern Italian mountain village our family is from, Giustino!) We celebrated a little early so we could share a how-to vlog about the day in hopes that others might join in for the actual holiday on December 13th. Sending light love to you all!! 🫶 | Posted on 12/Dec/2025 22:00:51