Christmas Traditions: Christmas begins in Sweden with the Saint Lucia ceremony. Before dawn on the morning of 13 December, the youngest daughter from each family puts on a white robe with a red sash. She wears a crown of evergreens with tall-lighted candles attached to it. She wakes her parents, and serves them with coffee and Lucia buns. The other children accompany her & the boys dress as star boys in long white shirts and pointed hats. (Safety: only use electric candles, not real ones!!)
