All the schools chose their own Lucia and make their own Lucia train. Usually, it is the girl with long blond hair who gets the honour, but I think that this is changing. After all, the real Lucia was a brunette and lived in Italy. Lucia Day has been celebrated since Medieval times. In the Catholic Church, Lucia is a Saint, and like all the other saints, she has her own special day of the year. When the Swedes in the 16th century converted to the Lutheran Teaching, the saints lost meaning in Sweden. It became illegal to pray to saints. The icons in the churches were thrown out and burned. Only the names of the saints were kept as names on days of the year. For example: Nicolaus the 6th of December and Lucia the 13th of December. In our time, you celebrate the holiday everywhere in Sweden.

Lucia trains are not only found in schools, also offices and other establishments have them. And of course, there are special things to eat on this day. "Lussekatter" is a special type of bread with saffron, which is served in combination with ginger bread and "glögg", a special type of hot wine.

The Lucia day has a very special atmosphere, and it is an important part of the Swedish culture and traditions.