海外文化:瑞典传统的圣·露西亚节
<p><span word="Saint">Saint</span> <span word="Lucia">Lucia</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Swedish">Swedish</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>.<span word="On">On</span> <span word="December">December</span> 13<span word="th">th</span>,<span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shortest">shortest</span>,<span word="darkest">darkest</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="winter">winter</span>,<span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="celebrates">celebrates</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span>,<span word="in">in</span> <span word="honor">honor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Saint">Saint</span> <span word="Lucia">Lucia</span>,<span word="the">the</span> <span word="Queen">Queen</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lights">Lights</span>.</p><p> 圣·露西亚节是瑞典著名的传统节日,在每年12月13日——瑞典寒冷而漫长的冬天中白天最短、夜晚最长的一个日子里庆祝,用以纪念“光明女神”圣·露西亚。</p><p> <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>,<span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Lucia">Lucia</span> <span word="wearing">wearing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crown">crown</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="candles">candles</span>. <span word="Boys">Boys</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="candle">candle</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="pyjama">pyjama</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="hats">hats</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="pointy">pointy</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="stars">stars</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p> 这天,瑞典的女孩子会打扮成圣·露西亚的模样——身穿白色长裙,头戴插有蜡烛的花冠。男孩子手拿蜡烛,穿着白色长袍,戴着画有金色星星的帽子。</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="wear">wear</span> <span word="candles">candles</span> <span word="anymore">anymore</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="girls">girls</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="often">often</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="modern">modern</span> <span word="candles">candles</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="batteries">batteries</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p> 如今,人们已经不再在花冠上点蜡烛,因为女孩子们的头发经常会被火烧着。现在,在瑞典,人们更多地开始使用装有电池的蜡烛。</p><p> <span word="After">After</span> <span word="lunch">lunch</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Lucia">Lucia</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="noon">noon</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="beauty">beauty</span> <span word="contests">contests</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Lucia">Lucia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="judges">judges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Lucia">Lucia</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>.<span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="foods">foods</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Lucia">Lucia</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="spicy">spicy</span> <span word="gingerbread">gingerbread</span> <span word="biscuits">biscuits</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="sing">sing</span> <span word="Santa">Santa</span> <span word="Lucia">Lucia</span>\'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="song">song</span>.</p>
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