2019-12-07 Lucia concert with Chorus Pictor in Harrogate, England 1(3)

Sankta Lucia
Goder afton i denna sal
Lusse Lella
God afton mitt Herrskap
Staffansvisa
Tärnans visa
Lucia hon kommer
Stunning Lucia concert by Chorus Pictor with Friends in York Minster and The Church of St Wilfrid Harrogate, England
Members of the Chorus Pictor and Friends choir hold candles as they prepare to lead the procession during the Swedish Sankta Lucia festival of Light service at York Minster on December 06, 2019 in York, England. The Sankta Lucia service is a traditional Swedish service merged from pagan and christian traditions. Celebrating Saint Lucy who was a young Sicilian girl martyred for her christian faith in the early fourth century it celebrates the bringer of light during the long darkness of winter. The service incorporates a candlelit procession of choristers led by Lucia, wearing a crown of candles on her head and a red sash around her waist. The crown of candles is thought to symbolise a halo and the red sash martyrdom. Lucia is followed by her attendants and starboys. The Chorus Pictor and Friends choir is a Lutheran choir from Taby parish north of Stockholm. They have travelled to York especially for the service. This is the seventh time the procession has been held at York Minster and is run in conjunction with the York Anglo-Scandinavian Society.

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Så fint. Den här traditionen lättar upp vintermörket.

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Underbart!!