Santa Lucia

December 13th is a date I associate with joy and expectations. When I was a little girl we used to celebrate the day of Santa Lucia every year, dressing up in white robes and glitter. Our parents helped us make some special yellow cakes with saffron that we put in a basket. With cakes and a lit candlelight, we would go out in the snow after dark. Then we would knock on all our neighbours' doors and sing the Lucia-song when they opened. We would give them a cake and got sweets, cookies and mandarins in return. Such nice memories.