Santa Lucia...

December 13th is known as ‘‘Luciadagen’’ (Santa Lucia Day) in the Nordic countries and children wear white robes, sing and parade with candles but also baskets of sweet pastry know as ‘lussekatter’

It’s all part of a legend about the martyr St Lucia, who was executed in 304AD while she held a burning lamp.
Sweden started celebrating Luciadagen in 1927, and Finland also has a long tradition of honoring Santa Lucia with parades at schools, hospitals and charitable institutions.
The day’s roots aren’t so deep in Norway, but local day care centers (barnehager) have taken up the event in recent years, seen by many as an extra source of light and music on.

My Friend’s daughter at the Santa Lucia Parade at ISS