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On the day，girls in Sweden dress up as Santa Lucia wearing a white dress and a crown of candles. Boys carry a candle and wear a kind of white pyjama. They wear hats that are pointy with golden stars on them.
After lunch most schools close on Santa Lucia day around noon. It is a national holiday of Sweden.In big cities in Sweden there are beauty contests where some women dress up as Santa Lucia and the judges and the people vote for the Santa Lucia of the year.There are also special foods for Lucia's Day like spicy gingerbread biscuits.In schools people sing Santa Lucia's song
Saint Lucia's Day is a Swedish traditional holiday.On December 13th，one of the shortest，darkest days in the long and cold winter，Sweden celebrates the holiday，in honor of Saint Lucia，the Queen of Lights
In Sweden people do not wear candles anymore because before girls caught their hair on fire very often. Today they use modern candles with batteries in them.
After lunch most schools close on Santa Lucia day around noon. It is a national holiday of Sweden.In big cities in Sweden there are beauty contests where some women dress up as Santa Lucia and the judges and the people vote for the Santa Lucia of the year.There are also special foods for Lucia's Day like spicy gingerbread biscuits.In schools people sing Santa Lucia's song
Saint Lucia's Day is a Swedish traditional holiday.On December 13th，one of the shortest，darkest days in the long and cold winter，Sweden celebrates the holiday，in honor of Saint Lucia，the Queen of Lights
In Sweden people do not wear candles anymore because before girls caught their hair on fire very often. Today they use modern candles with batteries in them.