Saint Lucy, the Queen of Light. The Legend and Folklore of Saint Lucy

Authors

  • Ulrika Wolf-Knuts Folklore Studies, Åbo Akademi University, FIN -20500 Åbo, Finland

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3986/Traditio2007360105

Keywords:

Saint Lucy, senses, newspapers, experience, sense of tradition // sv. Lucija, čuti, časniki, izkušnja, zavest o tradiciji

Abstract

The Feast of Saint Lucy is celebrated on December 13 by a girl wearing a white gown and candles that visits a crowded church. This article investigates the senses mentioned in newspaper reports describing this ceremony. I explain why some senses are not mentioned at all, and I relate my findings to thoughts about the senses as elements of a cultural system guided by power, experiences, and expectations that make up the sense of tradition.

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Praznik sv. Lucije se praznuje 13. decembra. Pri tem je glavna figura dekle, ki v belem ogrinjalu in s svečami obišče polno cerkev. Članek obravnava omembe čutov v časniških poročilih, ki opisujejo ceremonijo. Avtorica pojasnjuje, zakaj nekateri čuti sploh niso omenjeni, in povezuje spoznanja z mislimi o čutih kot elementih kulturnega sistema pod nadzorom moči, izkušenj in pričakovanj, ki osmišljajo tradicijo.

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Published

12.10.2007

How to Cite

Wolf-Knuts, U. (2007). Saint Lucy, the Queen of Light. The Legend and Folklore of Saint Lucy. Traditiones, 36(1), 59–71. https://doi.org/10.3986/Traditio2007360105

Issue

Vol. 36 No. 1 (2007): SENSES AND RELIGION / ČUTI IN RELIGIJA

Section

Senses / Čuti

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