Finland: People celebrate St Lucia Day in Helsinki

― Times Of India

As Finland takes its annual plunge into winter during mid-December, Finland celebrated St Lucia Day on December 13. The festival has Catholic and Orthodox roots and is celebrated across Finland, especially in Swedish-speaking communities. Each year, a young woman is chosen by public vote to don a wreath carrying live candles in a ceremony in Helsinki. This year's main event took place on December 13 and witnessed hundreds of people turning out the see the procession. #finland #festival Subscribe to The Times of India's YouTube channel: http://goo.gl/WgIatu For daily news & updates and exclusive stories, follow the Times of India Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TimesofIndia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timesofindia/ Download the app: http://toi.in/3SLUCa80 Follow the TOI WhatsApp channel: https://bit.ly/3RYl0J9 Follow TOI+ for well-researched and in-depth news and analysis Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timesofindiaplus Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOIPlus Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toi_plus/

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In harvest Lucian päivä 2023 = Luciadagen 2023

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