{"id":278955,"date":"2025-12-13T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/?p=278955"},"modified":"2026-09-28T19:58:58","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T17:58:58","slug":"lucia-forr-nu-och-i-framtiden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/12\/lucia-forr-nu-och-i-framtiden\/","title":{"rendered":"Lucia in the past, present and future \u2013 a tradition in constant change"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 id=\"h-skribent-helena-bergstrom\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Writer: Helena Bergstr\u00f6m<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every year on 13 December, Sweden is filled with candlelight, white robes and familiar melodies. For many, Lucia is associated with childhood memories, school performances and early mornings in front of the television. But how old is this tradition really \u2013 and how much has it changed? And above all... what will Lucia celebrations look like in the future?<\/p><div class=\"sharethis-buttons\"><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"twitter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/twitter.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Tweet<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"facebook\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/facebook.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"linkedin\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/linkedin.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"pinterest\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/pinterest.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Pin<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"reddit\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/reddit.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><div class=\"st-custom-button\" data-network=\"digg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/platform-cdn.sharethis.com\/img\/digg.svg\"><span class=\"label\">Share<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_89 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad7df1b72d04\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ad7df1b72d04\" checked aria-label=\"toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/12\/lucia-forr-nu-och-i-framtiden\/#Traditioner_%E2%80%93_och_deras_forandring\" >Traditions \u2013 and how they change<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/12\/lucia-forr-nu-och-i-framtiden\/#Lucia_forr_%E2%80%93_myter_morker_och_ljus\" >Lucia in the past \u2013 myths, darkness and light<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/12\/lucia-forr-nu-och-i-framtiden\/#Lucia_nu_%E2%80%93_tradition_i_forandring\" >Lucia now \u2013 a changing tradition<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/12\/lucia-forr-nu-och-i-framtiden\/#Lucia_i_framtiden_%E2%80%93_vad_hander_harnast\" >Lucia in the future \u2013 what happens next?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/12\/lucia-forr-nu-och-i-framtiden\/#Vad_betyder_Lucia_for_dig\" >What does Lucia mean to you?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2025\/12\/lucia-forr-nu-och-i-framtiden\/#Prenumerera_pa_vart_nyhetsbrev\" >Subscribe to our newsletter<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-traditioner-och-deras-forandring\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Traditioner_%E2%80%93_och_deras_forandring\"><\/span>Traditions \u2013 and how they change<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We humans like to think that \u201dthis is how it has always been, and this is how it will always be,\u201d but that is rarely the case. Quite the contrary, one might say. Change is the only constant. But in the midst of this eternal forward movement, we are quite good at holding on to our traditions in some form... and that's fine!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_IMG_E8352-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Lucia\" class=\"wp-image-254372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_IMG_E8352-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_IMG_E8352-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_IMG_E8352-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_IMG_E8352-224x126.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_IMG_E8352-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_IMG_E8352-433x244.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_IMG_E8352-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/batch_IMG_E8352.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Peter and Helena from FREEDOMtravel.se, ready for Lucia.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"741\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/batch_ai-generated-8521891_1280-1024x741.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-278989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/batch_ai-generated-8521891_1280-1024x741.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/batch_ai-generated-8521891_1280-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/batch_ai-generated-8521891_1280-768x556.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/batch_ai-generated-8521891_1280-224x162.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/batch_ai-generated-8521891_1280-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/batch_ai-generated-8521891_1280-433x313.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/batch_ai-generated-8521891_1280-600x434.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/batch_ai-generated-8521891_1280.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lucia celebrations. AI-generated image from Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-lucia-forr-myter-morker-och-ljus\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lucia_forr_%E2%80%93_myter_morker_och_ljus\"><\/span>Lucia in the past \u2013 myths, darkness and light<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Long before Lucia processions and saffron-scented buns, Lucia was a night to be feared. In rural Sweden, Lucia night marked the longest night of the year \u2013 a time when supernatural beings were said to be on the move.<\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-i-blogginlagg freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-1604960561\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88752\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-532698817 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-1755294962\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/se.adria-mobil.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"adria-freedom-top-banner-588x158px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/adria-freedom-toppbanner-588x158px.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-926665911\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ullbadden.se\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ullbadden_588x158_feb_2026-1-433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider532698817 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-532698817\" );$freedslider532698817.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider532698817.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider532698817.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider532698817.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider532698817.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was not until the 19th century that the Lucia celebrations we recognise today began to take shape \u2013 initially among upper-class families, where a woman or girl would dress in white and wear a crown of candles. Skansen eventually helped to carry on the tradition and make it known to the general public.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items278955_7089d3-7d:not(.this-stops-third-party-issues){margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items278955_7089d3-7d ul.kt-svg-icon-list:not(.this-prevents-issues):not(.this-stops-third-party-issues):not(.tijsloc){margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);margin-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items278955_7089d3-7d ul.kt-svg-icon-list{grid-row-gap:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items278955_7089d3-7d .kb-svg-icon-wrap{font-size:25px;color:#f81818;}.wp-block-kadence-iconlist.kt-svg-icon-list-items278955_7089d3-7d ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap .kt-svg-icon-list-single{margin-right:10px;}.kt-svg-icon-list-items278955_7089d3-7d ul.kt-svg-icon-list .kt-svg-icon-list-level-0 .kt-svg-icon-list-single svg{font-size:20px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-iconlist kt-svg-icon-list-items kt-svg-icon-list-items278955_7089d3-7d kt-svg-icon-list-columns-1 alignnone\"><ul class=\"kt-svg-icon-list\"><style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-278955_d9c2ee-08 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-278955_d9c2ee-08\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fa_readme kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M528.3 46.5H388.5c-48.1 0-89.9 33.3-100.4 80.3-10.6-47-52.3-80.3-100.4-80.3H48c-26.5 0-48 21.5-48 48v245.8c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h89.7c102.2 0 132.7 24.4 147.3 75 .7 2.8 5.2 2.8 6 0 14.7-50.6 45.2-75 147.3-75H528c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V94.6c0-26.4-21.3-47.9-47.7-48.1zM242 311.9c0 1.9-1.5 3.5-3.5 3.5H78.2c-1.9 0-3.5-1.5-3.5-3.5V289c0-1.9 1.5-3.5 3.5-3.5h160.4c1.9 0 3.5 1.5 3.5 3.5v22.9zm0-60.9c0 1.9-1.5 3.5-3.5 3.5H78.2c-1.9 0-3.5-1.5-3.5-3.5v-22.9c0-1.9 1.5-3.5 3.5-3.5h160.4c1.9 0 3.5 1.5 3.5 3.5V251zm0-60.9c0 1.9-1.5 3.5-3.5 3.5H78.2c-1.9 0-3.5-1.5-3.5-3.5v-22.9c0-1.9 1.5-3.5 3.5-3.5h160.4c1.9 0 3.5 1.5 3.5 3.5v22.9zm259.3 121.7c0 1.9-1.5 3.5-3.5 3.5H337.5c-1.9 0-3.5-1.5-3.5-3.5v-22.9c0-1.9 1.5-3.5 3.5-3.5h160.4c1.9 0 3.5 1.5 3.5 3.5v22.9zm0-60.9c0 1.9-1.5 3.5-3.5 3.5H337.5c-1.9 0-3.5-1.5-3.5-3.5V228c0-1.9 1.5-3.5 3.5-3.5h160.4c1.9 0 3.5 1.5 3.5 3.5v22.9zm0-60.9c0 1.9-1.5 3.5-3.5 3.5H337.5c-1.9 0-3.5-1.5-3.5-3.5v-22.8c0-1.9 1.5-3.5 3.5-3.5h160.4c1.9 0 3.5 1.5 3.5 3.5V190z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2020\/12\/varfor-firar-vi-lucia\/\">Why do we celebrate Saint Lucia's Day? The history of Saint Lucia's Day celebrations<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n\n\n<style>.kt-svg-icon-list-item-278955_34456f-25 .kt-svg-icon-list-text mark.kt-highlight{background-color:unset;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<li class=\"wp-block-kadence-listitem kt-svg-icon-list-item-wrap kt-svg-icon-list-item-278955_34456f-25\"><span class=\"kb-svg-icon-wrap kb-svg-icon-fa_readme kt-svg-icon-list-single\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 576 512\"  fill=\"currentColor\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"  aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M528.3 46.5H388.5c-48.1 0-89.9 33.3-100.4 80.3-10.6-47-52.3-80.3-100.4-80.3H48c-26.5 0-48 21.5-48 48v245.8c0 26.5 21.5 48 48 48h89.7c102.2 0 132.7 24.4 147.3 75 .7 2.8 5.2 2.8 6 0 14.7-50.6 45.2-75 147.3-75H528c26.5 0 48-21.5 48-48V94.6c0-26.4-21.3-47.9-47.7-48.1zM242 311.9c0 1.9-1.5 3.5-3.5 3.5H78.2c-1.9 0-3.5-1.5-3.5-3.5V289c0-1.9 1.5-3.5 3.5-3.5h160.4c1.9 0 3.5 1.5 3.5 3.5v22.9zm0-60.9c0 1.9-1.5 3.5-3.5 3.5H78.2c-1.9 0-3.5-1.5-3.5-3.5v-22.9c0-1.9 1.5-3.5 3.5-3.5h160.4c1.9 0 3.5 1.5 3.5 3.5V251zm0-60.9c0 1.9-1.5 3.5-3.5 3.5H78.2c-1.9 0-3.5-1.5-3.5-3.5v-22.9c0-1.9 1.5-3.5 3.5-3.5h160.4c1.9 0 3.5 1.5 3.5 3.5v22.9zm259.3 121.7c0 1.9-1.5 3.5-3.5 3.5H337.5c-1.9 0-3.5-1.5-3.5-3.5v-22.9c0-1.9 1.5-3.5 3.5-3.5h160.4c1.9 0 3.5 1.5 3.5 3.5v22.9zm0-60.9c0 1.9-1.5 3.5-3.5 3.5H337.5c-1.9 0-3.5-1.5-3.5-3.5V228c0-1.9 1.5-3.5 3.5-3.5h160.4c1.9 0 3.5 1.5 3.5 3.5v22.9zm0-60.9c0 1.9-1.5 3.5-3.5 3.5H337.5c-1.9 0-3.5-1.5-3.5-3.5v-22.8c0-1.9 1.5-3.5 3.5-3.5h160.4c1.9 0 3.5 1.5 3.5 3.5V190z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"kt-svg-icon-list-text\"><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/en\/2022\/12\/fakta-om-lucia\/\">Facts about Lucia - 15 things you (maybe) didn't know<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/road-5871384_1280-1024x591.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-278982\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/road-5871384_1280-1024x591.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/road-5871384_1280-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/road-5871384_1280-768x443.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/road-5871384_1280-224x129.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/road-5871384_1280-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/road-5871384_1280-433x250.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/road-5871384_1280-1200x693.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/road-5871384_1280-600x346.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/road-5871384_1280.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Winter night. Image from Pixabay<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-lucia-nu-tradition-i-forandring\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lucia_nu_%E2%80%93_tradition_i_forandring\"><\/span>Lucia now \u2013 a changing tradition<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, Lucia is both a tradition and a reflection of our times. The celebration has moved from churches to schools, television sofas and social media. Some phenomena that were considered completely normal a few decades ago \u2013 such as choosing Lucia through beauty contests in daily newspapers \u2013 feel quite foreign today. Battery-powered lights, instead of candles, may also be considered a somewhat later invention. Change does not have to be a bad thing, but can be necessary for a tradition to be kept alive in a new context. <\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-i-blogginlagg-2 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-1321431603\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-slider-88753\" class=\"custom-slider freed-slider-699147131 freed-slider\"><ul><li><div id=\"freed-2403849818\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elmia.se\/husvagn\/for-besokare\/biljetter\/?utm_source=freedomtravel&#038;utm_medium=banner&#038;utm_campaign=elmiahusvagn_kop_biljett_mars-sep\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ElmiaHusvagnHusbil_2026_FREEDOMtravel_vi_ses_2027_588x158-433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><li><div id=\"freed-182053785\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/husbilslandet.com\/i-lager?amount=-1&#038;vehicle_type=camper&#038;price=219000%2C8874149&#038;y=2005%2C2027&#038;weight=1000%2C18000&#038;rea=true\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Demo sale (588 x 158 px)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px-.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px-.jpg 588w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--224x60.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--18x5.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Demoutforsaljning-588-x-158-px--433x116.jpg 433w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 588px) 100vw, 588px\" width=\"588\" height=\"158\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><script>( window.advanced_ads_ready || jQuery( document ).ready ).call( null, function() {var $freedslider699147131 = jQuery( \".freed-slider-699147131\" );$freedslider699147131.on( \"unslider.ready\", function() { jQuery( \"div.custom-slider ul li\" ).css( \"display\", \"block\" ); });$freedslider699147131.unslider({ delay:4000, autoplay:true, nav:false, arrows:false, infinite:true });$freedslider699147131.on(\"mouseover\", function() {$freedslider699147131.unslider(\"stop\");}).on(\"mouseout\", function() {$freedslider699147131.unslider(\"start\");});});<\/script><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One thing that shows how important the Lucia celebrations are to us is the heated debates that arise every year at the beginning of December. Can boys be Lucia? Are gingerbread men allowed in the Lucia procession? Should parents be invited to the preschool's Lucia celebrations, or not?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are many issues on which opinions may differ, but most people seem to agree that we want to preserve tradition in one way or another. It's simply nice to have candles, community and a break from the winter darkness. 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12 things you (maybe) didn't know?<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/batch_saffransbrod-1963979_1280-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-278970\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/batch_saffransbrod-1963979_1280-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/batch_saffransbrod-1963979_1280-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/batch_saffransbrod-1963979_1280-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/batch_saffransbrod-1963979_1280-224x149.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/batch_saffransbrod-1963979_1280-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/batch_saffransbrod-1963979_1280-433x288.jpg 433w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/batch_saffransbrod-1963979_1280-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/batch_saffransbrod-1963979_1280.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lussekatter are an important part of today's celebrations. Photo: Pixabay.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-lucia-i-framtiden-vad-hander-harnast\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lucia_i_framtiden_%E2%80%93_vad_hander_harnast\"><\/span>Lucia in the future \u2013 what happens next?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What will Lucia look like in 20, 50 or 100 years? Perhaps the holiday will be celebrated more locally and personally, where anyone who wants to can wear a crown \u2013 regardless of gender or age? Perhaps Lucia will become less of a performance and more of a symbol: of thoughtfulness, tranquillity and light in a dark or troubled time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is difficult to know how the future will unfold, but traditions that survive are often those that are allowed to change. Lucia is a celebration that has been in constant flux ever since the first myths about the long, dark Lucia night. Because the tradition is so beloved, because the debates are so heated every year, and because the celebration is constantly adapting to new circumstances, we feel confident that the tradition will live on. <\/p><div class=\"freed-grupp-stora-banners-i-blogginlagg-2 freed-entity-placement\" id=\"freed-1530685641\"><div class=\"freed-adlabel\">Advertisement<\/div><div id=\"freed-1716981459\" class=\"method-missing not-front type-post not-theme-page\"><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/wifi.se\/produkt\/hybrid-traveller-portabel-5g-router-med-backup-batteri-i-over-6-timmar-usb\/\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"freedom\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.freedomtravel.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/freedom.gif\" alt=\"\"  width=\"588\" height=\"288\"   \/><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lucia has always reflected her time, and as long as we long for light in the darkness, the celebration 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