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This is a PDF cross stitch pattern & is sent by email & Etsy message in 1/3 days from order. Here in Italy, where I live, Christmas is represented not only by Santa Claus or Saint Nikolas, but also by Saint Lucia, who symbolically brings light & food during the Winter Solstice, & gifts to good children. Coming silent on the night of December 13th on the back of her donkey, she is eagerly awaited & loved by everyone, & her tradition is also deeply felt in Sweden, where she appears crowned with burning candles & gives toys & her Sun buns: the Lussekatters. As a child I have always loved Saint Lucia very much. in her day I received dried fruit, such as walnuts, figs & almonds, as well as mandarins & a small toy. Now that I have grown up, I have not abandoned this tradition, but I have replaced the toy with a symbolic gift: a beautiful candle to keep lit throughout her sacred celebration. Inside the pattern you will also find the Lussekatter recipe, so you can prepare it during the Saint Lucy's Eve to spend a very special holiday, spreading light & sharing it to your beloved ones. The PDF file includes the cover, the colors summary & the pattern. Saint Lucy's Light Ornament - Pdf Digital Cross Stitch Pattern
