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

5 ай бұрын

Yeah it was great, I'm glad you sent that comment

@ItsCharlieVest

5 ай бұрын

Happy Lucia

@GuinevereKnight

5 ай бұрын

@@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

@Lilygirl283

5 ай бұрын

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...

@GuinevereKnight

5 ай бұрын

@@Lilygirl283 Lovely to hear! Yes Sweden and the Netherlands have close ties. :)

Jonna is great. She's a filmmaker, an artist, and a singer. Lots of great stuff on her channel

Hello Charlie! Jonna Jinton is a multi-talented Swedish blogger, KZreadr, jewelry designer, musician, filmmaker and photographer 😃👍. I know you're mainly interested in the Netherlands, but another KZread 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

@user-xi6nk4xs4s

5 ай бұрын

Jonna makes lovely videos.

@j3mixa

5 ай бұрын

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.

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....

Hi Charlie. Great reaction and Jonna is a great youtuber. Saint Lucias day is an old tradition going back to when the Scandinavian countries was pagan. This day is the darkest day of the year and was said that the devil and the dark spirits roamed the lands. To ward them off we had to brighten up our homes with candles and fires in the fireplace. I could write a long comment about it but this is the shortest one I could think off to give you the basic of it and combined with what everyone else are posting it should give you an idea.

that is not just in Sweden, but Denmark and Norway too...

@evamayakornstad2576

Ай бұрын

Year, almost all little children in Denmark have walked in a Lucia parade in the school

@anita1499

Ай бұрын

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.

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.

@annicaesplund6613

3 ай бұрын

And her summer ones...

Saint Lucia is also a large part of Danish culture, just like Norway and Sweden.

@anita1499

Ай бұрын

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.

You should def do more by Jonna Jinton.

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”.

And in Finland

I have seen many times st Lucy arriving, early morning, with actual candles in her hair. Mostly my sister but what the hey 😊

In Italy santa Rita Lucia is the protector of the eyes

It is part of Finland's tradition due to Finland once belonged to Sweden.

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!

Also Denmark

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

Jonna use the lyrics from the common Lucia song but the mellody is not the normal one.

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.

@alvdansen7172

5 ай бұрын

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.

@igeekling

5 ай бұрын

@@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.

@alvdansen7172

5 ай бұрын

@@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?

@gotlandia1588

5 ай бұрын

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.

Rather live like this than the western beliefs

@88marome

5 ай бұрын

? This is a western belief. Ironically most Swedes and Scandinavians are atheists and agnostics and still celebrate Lucia and Jul.

@PowerSpirit50

4 ай бұрын

​@@88marome They are more based in old pagan traditions.

Lucia is from Syracusa like Archemedes in Italy

This is pagan

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Lucia_(song)