Hi Charlie! That was my comment you read about Lucia and christmas in Sweden and other Nordic countries, so glad you checked it out! Jonna Jinton is great, I think you might like her, very beautiful, spiritual and poetic content. She has lots more wonderful to watch, about life in northern Sweden. Lucia is celebrated in all of the Nordic countries actually, so Sweden and Norway, but also Denmark and Finland, although the lucia tradition that is celebrated here originated in/from Sweden. Jonnas video was more of a poetic celebration of Lucia, not so much info, but even if it didn't really teach you how and why we celebrate at least you got a litlle glimpse...Hope it inspires you to look at more Nordic stuff. ☺ Happy Lucia! 🕯🕯🕯🕯
@@ItsCharlieVest Happy that's so! I found your channel not too long ago and really like your vibe and reflections, so I was curious to see you react to my part of the world as well. I thought you might like it, and maybe even feel a little bit at home, since you seemed to like Norway. I do think you will like Jonnas content, cinematic and good for the soul, and you get to see what life is like in the northern wilderness of Sweden. There is some Viking inspiration for sure, like you noticed when she sang. Very nice that you joined in on the lucia celebrations today! Love from Stockholm
I love Jonna, have been subscribed to her for a while.. There is a montecito school in the Netherland in Arnhem, they also celebrate saint Lucia every Christmas...
Saint lucia also gives comfort and hope for the broken and weak people . gave food for those in need . she was and still is an important figure for many
Lucia is celebrerad in this way in the nordic countries. We have large cultural influence over each other due to everybody governing each other in turns, or wageing war on each other all through the history. Lucia was first celebrated as "Lusse" (white means light in the old language) back in the heathen days. A celebration of light and the return of the light in the darkest of times. When scandinavia became christian, some valiant efforts were made to eradicate all heathen traditions, but after that failed, the christians instead transformed existing traditions into chistian traditions instead and "Lusse" became "Lucia". Some element were kept, as baking of bread and the lights and new elements were added, such as the saint Lucia. When we then became a protestantic country some valiant efforts were made to erradicate the catholic traditions, but that also failed, and here we are. Nowadays Sweden is the most atheistic country on the world, but we still celebrate this heathen/christian traditions...because, we *love* our traditions over here....
Hello Charlie! Jonna Jinton is a multi-talented Swedish blogger, UA-camr, jewelry designer, musician, filmmaker and photographer 😃👍. I know you're mainly interested in the Netherlands, but another UA-cam clip by Jonna I think you'd like is titled "Living with the Dark Winters in Sweden | Midnight sun & Polar night". I highly recommend a look
I agree and also recommend Jonna's video of The Midnight sun and Polar night. Many have reacted to it and for a good reason. It's very beautifully made and also informative video about the Northen light conditions.
Sweden was the only country celebrating Sankta Lucia when i was a little child. . But now it”s been spread a little bit to other Scandinavian countrys. But it’s much bigger in Sweden because it’s a very very old tradition here Every school and church celebrate Lucia in Sweden. And every town and village has there own Lucia. And the television sending a Lucia-celebration early in the morning.
It´s about the Winter solstice, the darkest time of year. S:ta Lucia is to us the light to come. In Sweden some parts only have daylight for a couple of hours in the winter, in the very most northern part the sun never rise. The tradition is pre-christian. The actually day is around december 21 but the Gregorian calendar changed it to december 13, which is not correct but it stays there. Sweden, as a protestant country adapted very late to the new style, in 1753.
If I don't remember wrong Safram was one of gifts what 3 wice men brought to Jesus child! And Santa Lucia day came from Sweden to Finland one beautiful traditions! I'm not has even Lucia's day cancelled durinĝ war times like Christmas Peace declaration! Turku has declared Christmas Peace almoust every year, but if I don't remember wrong during Winter- and Continual war it didn't happened! Old days you got punnishment if you broke Christmas Peace! And punnishment was same as if you do it normal time!
Ok, you brought up Jonna Jinton. Now you have to keep reacting to her videos about dark, cold Sweden. You will get a real experience of darkness in winter. Her video is a must watch.
No it's not a viking song. Or tradition. Saint Lucia is a remnant of when sweden was a Catholic country. As mentioned the saint's day in Catholicism in the old calendar was on winter solstice. And the longest night before light returning is kinda a big deal up in these parts. As these things happen it kinda got merged with older solstice traditions. So even if we eventually got rid of Catholicism and switched to a version of religion without celebration of saints we kept that one. And many keep it even after ditching religion all together.
Det är visst en tradition dock, vi upprepar denna firande varje år. Också Lucia traditionen har faktiskt sina kopplingar till vikingar och vikingarnas traditioner men är förstås mer en kristen högtid. Även när religion inte blir orsaken till varför vi firar så håller vi fast om våra traditioner då det är mer än bara vara religiös. Som alla högtider vi har så handlar det om att komma närmare varandra och gemensamt sprida goda budskap och sprida ljus och hopp.
@@alvdansen7172 men inte en "viking--traditon. För det var ju den ofta upprepade frågan i videon. Och ofta återkommande från personer som har inte än upptäckt att Sveriges (scandinaviens) historia är mer än vikingatid. Är det en "viking"-sång? Svar; nej varken sången eller Luciafirande är från vikingatiden.
@@igeekling Nä självklart inte en vikingasång som han misstog det för men Lucia traditionen har små kopplingar till vikingar och deras traditioner då det är en bonde tradition, lite av en blandning här. fast det lär inte märkas nu då kristendomen tog över Sverige som religion. Lucia blev en brygga mellan Asatron och Kristendomen i början, nu vet vi knappt vad de kristna tolkningarna med Lucia är, bara att vi gillar lussekatter och ljus ska spridas. Hur många kommer ihåg att lussekatt översätts till djävulskatten?
Lucia of Syracuse, an early-fourth-century virgin martyr under the Diocletianic persecution. According to legend, she brought food and aid to Christians hiding in the Roman catacombs, wearing a candle lit wreath on her head to light her way, leaving both hands free to carry as much food as possible.Because her name means "light" and her feast day had at one time coincided with the shortest day of the year prior to calendar reforms.
I was always Lucia in school with real candels in the crown. My mom woke me up very early to be Lucia for my dad and three brothers - that was like throwing pearls to swines 😂 they didn’t care much about that
Hi Charlie! That was my comment you read about Lucia and christmas in Sweden and other Nordic countries, so glad you checked it out! Jonna Jinton is great, I think you might like her, very beautiful, spiritual and poetic content. She has lots more wonderful to watch, about life in northern Sweden. Lucia is celebrated in all of the Nordic countries actually, so Sweden and Norway, but also Denmark and Finland, although the lucia tradition that is celebrated here originated in/from Sweden. Jonnas video was more of a poetic celebration of Lucia, not so much info, but even if it didn't really teach you how and why we celebrate at least you got a litlle glimpse...Hope it inspires you to look at more Nordic stuff. ☺ Happy Lucia! 🕯🕯🕯🕯
Yeah it was great, I'm glad you sent that comment
Happy Lucia
@@ItsCharlieVest Happy that's so! I found your channel not too long ago and really like your vibe and reflections, so I was curious to see you react to my part of the world as well. I thought you might like it, and maybe even feel a little bit at home, since you seemed to like Norway. I do think you will like Jonnas content, cinematic and good for the soul, and you get to see what life is like in the northern wilderness of Sweden. There is some Viking inspiration for sure, like you noticed when she sang. Very nice that you joined in on the lucia celebrations today! Love from Stockholm
I love Jonna, have been subscribed to her for a while..
There is a montecito school in the Netherland in Arnhem, they also celebrate saint Lucia every Christmas...
@@Lilygirl283 Lovely to hear! Yes Sweden and the Netherlands have close ties. :)
Saint lucia also gives comfort and hope for the broken and weak people . gave food for those in need . she was and still is an important figure for many
Jonna is great. She's a filmmaker, an artist, and a singer. Lots of great stuff on her channel
Lucia is celebrerad in this way in the nordic countries. We have large cultural influence over each other due to everybody governing each other in turns, or wageing war on each other all through the history.
Lucia was first celebrated as "Lusse" (white means light in the old language) back in the heathen days. A celebration of light and the return of the light in the darkest of times. When scandinavia became christian, some valiant efforts were made to eradicate all heathen traditions, but after that failed, the christians instead transformed existing traditions into chistian traditions instead and "Lusse" became "Lucia". Some element were kept, as baking of bread and the lights and new elements were added, such as the saint Lucia.
When we then became a protestantic country some valiant efforts were made to erradicate the catholic traditions, but that also failed, and here we are. Nowadays Sweden is the most atheistic country on the world, but we still celebrate this heathen/christian traditions...because, we *love* our traditions over here....
Hello Charlie!
Jonna Jinton is a multi-talented Swedish blogger, UA-camr, jewelry designer, musician, filmmaker and photographer 😃👍. I know you're mainly interested in the Netherlands, but another UA-cam clip by Jonna I think you'd like is titled "Living with the Dark Winters in Sweden | Midnight sun & Polar night".
I highly recommend a look
Jonna makes lovely videos.
I agree and also recommend Jonna's video of The Midnight sun and Polar night. Many have reacted to it and for a good reason. It's very beautifully made and also informative video about the Northen light conditions.
jonna lives about 50 kms from me so this is home
that is not just in Sweden, but Denmark and Norway too...
Year, almost all little children in Denmark have walked in a Lucia parade in the school
Sweden was the only country celebrating Sankta Lucia when i was a little child. . But now it”s been spread a little bit to other Scandinavian countrys.
But it’s much bigger in Sweden because it’s a very very old tradition here
Every school and church celebrate Lucia in Sweden.
And every town and village has there own Lucia. And the television sending a Lucia-celebration early in the morning.
The more common Lucia song is called ”Natten går tunga fjät” and has an other melody than this one. Another song that we sing is called “Lusse lelle”.
Lucia is from Syracusa like Archemedes in Italy
There Will be links in the original to the descriptions below
It´s about the Winter solstice, the darkest time of year. S:ta Lucia is to us the light to come. In Sweden some parts only have daylight for a couple of hours in the winter, in the very most northern part the sun never rise. The tradition is pre-christian. The actually day is around december 21 but the Gregorian calendar changed it to december 13, which is not correct but it stays there. Sweden, as a protestant country adapted very late to the new style, in 1753.
You should def do more by Jonna Jinton.
9:00 I believe the only ones who praise the Saint Lucia are Swedes and some Italian places. Remember, Sweden is not Catholic anymore
It is part of Finland's tradition due to Finland once belonged to Sweden.
Jonna use the lyrics from the common Lucia song but the mellody is not the normal one.
If I don't remember wrong Safram was one of gifts what 3 wice men brought to Jesus child! And Santa Lucia day came from Sweden to Finland one beautiful traditions! I'm not has even Lucia's day cancelled durinĝ war times like Christmas Peace declaration! Turku has declared Christmas Peace almoust every year, but if I don't remember wrong during Winter- and Continual war it didn't happened! Old days you got punnishment if you broke Christmas Peace! And punnishment was same as if you do it normal time!
as a proud swede this is awsome to watch u must come here and spend christmas and winter in the north:)
Saint Lucia is also a large part of Danish culture, just like Norway and Sweden.
Yes! It begin in Sweden.
But now the other skandinavian countrys try to do the same.
We all need the light in the dark up here in the north.
all of us sweden norway finland and denmark were all one!!
Also Denmark
And in Finland
Ok, you brought up Jonna Jinton. Now you have to keep reacting to her videos about dark, cold Sweden. You will get a real experience of darkness in winter. Her video is a must watch.
And her summer ones...
No it's not a viking song. Or tradition.
Saint Lucia is a remnant of when sweden was a Catholic country.
As mentioned the saint's day in Catholicism in the old calendar was on winter solstice.
And the longest night before light returning is kinda a big deal up in these parts.
As these things happen it kinda got merged with older solstice traditions.
So even if we eventually got rid of Catholicism and switched to a version of religion without celebration of saints we kept that one.
And many keep it even after ditching religion all together.
Det är visst en tradition dock, vi upprepar denna firande varje år.
Också Lucia traditionen har faktiskt sina kopplingar till vikingar och vikingarnas traditioner men är förstås mer en kristen högtid. Även när religion inte blir orsaken till varför vi firar så håller vi fast om våra traditioner då det är mer än bara vara religiös. Som alla högtider vi har så handlar det om att komma närmare varandra och gemensamt sprida goda budskap och sprida ljus och hopp.
@@alvdansen7172 men inte en "viking--traditon.
För det var ju den ofta upprepade frågan i videon. Och ofta återkommande från personer som har inte än upptäckt att Sveriges (scandinaviens) historia är mer än vikingatid.
Är det en "viking"-sång?
Svar; nej varken sången eller Luciafirande är från vikingatiden.
@@igeekling Nä självklart inte en vikingasång som han misstog det för men Lucia traditionen har små kopplingar till vikingar och deras traditioner då det är en bonde tradition, lite av en blandning här. fast det lär inte märkas nu då kristendomen tog över Sverige som religion. Lucia blev en brygga mellan Asatron och Kristendomen i början, nu vet vi knappt vad de kristna tolkningarna med Lucia är, bara att vi gillar lussekatter och ljus ska spridas. Hur många kommer ihåg att lussekatt översätts till djävulskatten?
Lucia of Syracuse, an early-fourth-century virgin martyr under the Diocletianic persecution. According to legend, she brought food and aid to Christians hiding in the Roman catacombs, wearing a candle lit wreath on her head to light her way, leaving both hands free to carry as much food as possible.Because her name means "light" and her feast day had at one time coincided with the shortest day of the year prior to calendar reforms.
In Italy santa Rita Lucia is the protector of the eyes
I have seen many times st Lucy arriving, early morning, with actual candles in her hair. Mostly my sister but what the hey 😊
I was always Lucia in school with real candels in the crown. My mom woke me up very early to be Lucia for my dad and three brothers - that was like throwing pearls to swines 😂 they didn’t care much about that
This is pagan
Rather live like this than the western beliefs
? This is a western belief. Ironically most Swedes and Scandinavians are atheists and agnostics and still celebrate Lucia and Jul.
@@88marome They are more based in old pagan traditions.
The problem with this is also that Lucia was a Catholic infidelity... We should not see her as a saint but as a bastard in Italy 👋🤔
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Lucia_(song)