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An inscription in Syracuse dedicated to Euskia mentioning St. Lucy's Day as a local feast dates back to the fourth century A.D., which states "Euskia, the irreproachable, lived a good and pure life for about 25 years, died on my Saint Lucy's feast day, she for whom I cannot find appropriate words of praise: she was a Christian, faithful, perfection itself, full of thankfulness and gratitude". [9]
The Mass for each day of these celebrations should be chosen from among the Masses for Various Needs, and should be one which is more particularly appropriate to the purpose of the supplications." [17] They may appear in some calendars as "days of prayer for peace". [18] They were made optional by churches of the Anglican Communion in 1976.
Christmas (Swedish: jul, IPA: ⓘ) is celebrated throughout December and traditionally until St. Knut's Day on January 13. The main celebration and the exchange of gifts in many families takes place on Christmas Eve, December 24. The Feast of St. Lucy, a high point in the Swedish Christmas season, is celebrated during Advent, on December 13.
St. Lucy Day School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States St. Lucy's School of Archdiocese of Pampanga, Sasmuan, Pampanga, Philippines St. Lucy's School (dedicated in 1955), Bronx, New York, United States [ 30 ]
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These past few years, Scandinavian tradition of celebrating St Lucy's day have been incorporated in the local feast. On the eve of the feast 5 local girls dress as Lucia with candles on their head. A bonfire is lit in the square and the candles lit. The a procession follows to the church. Lucia buns are also made on the day. [3]
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As of 2015 the cathedral holds a number of relics of St. Lucy, the patroness of the city: a number of bone fragments, a robe, a veil, and a pair of shoes. [5] Twice a year on the first Sunday in May and on December 13, her feast day, a statue of Saint Lucy by sculptor Pietro Rizzo (1599) is brought out of the cathedral and paraded through the streets.