lucia

Named after Sicilian martyr Saint Lucy. The custom of procession is largely a post-WW2 Swedish import.

lucia

1. girl (wearing a crown of candles) leading a procession on Saint Lucy's Day, playing on the role of the venerated saint

   Synonym: luciabrur

   ho fekk vera lucia

   she got to be Saint Lucy

2. ellipsis of luciadag (“Saint Lucy's Day”)

   snart er det lucia

   soon, it's Saint Lucy's Day

• gå lucia
• luciabrur f
• luciadag m
• lussekatt m
• lussimess f

• Saint Lucy's Day on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• IPA^(key): /ˈluθja/ [ˈlu.θja] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /ˈlusja/ [ˈlu.sja] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -uθja (Spain)
• Rhymes: -usja (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: lu‧cia

lucia

1. feminine singular of lucio

From Lucia (“Saint Lucy”).

lucia c

1. the girl or (young) woman (or other person) portraying Saint Lucy and leading a Saint Lucy's Day procession (luciatåg) (in Sweden or countries with similar traditions), traditionally wearing a wreath or simple crown with candles (luciakrona)

• Not normally capitalized as a role, though it's inconsistent in the media and elsewhere.
• Sometimes portrayed by boys and men, to some controversy.
• Traditionally wears a white gown with a red sash, like the tärnor (“maidens”).

lucia

1. short for luciadag(en) (“Saint Lucy's Day”)

Typically not capitalized, in line with other holidays not being capitalized, though it's inconsistent in the media and elsewhere.

• Lucia
• luciadag
• luciakrona
• luciatåg
• pepparkaksgubbe
• stjärngosse
• tomte
• tärna

• lucia in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• lucia in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• lucia in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)