Lucia Day

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:festival
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Saint_Lucy's_Day
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Saint_Lucy
gptkbp:celebratedIn gptkb:Denmark
gptkb:Estonia
gptkb:Finland
gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Norway
gptkb:Sicily
gptkb:Sweden
parts of the United States
gptkbp:customs choosing a girl to portray Saint Lucia
serving coffee and saffron buns (lussekatter)
singing traditional songs
gptkbp:dateObserved December 13
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lucia Day
gptkbp:origin honoring Saint Lucy of Syracuse
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Advent
gptkb:Christmas
gptkbp:religiousAffiliation gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:significance marks the beginning of the Christmas season in Scandinavia
gptkbp:symbol candles
light
saffron buns
gptkbp:tradition procession of girls in white robes with candles
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite No
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:European_folklore
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4