圣露西亚节
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圣露西亚节（Saint Lucy's Day）是基督宗教的圣人历中，纪念圣露西亚的节日，是在将临期（耶稣圣诞前的准备期与等待期）中的12月13日。圣露西亚是第三世纪的基督徒烈士，死于戴克里先迫害[1]，依照基督教的传统，她 “带食物给藏在地下墓穴的基督徒，并且帮助他们，她头上戴着上面有蜡烛的花圈，让手空出来，可以多拿一些食物”[2][3]。圣露西亚节曾经和冬至重叠，也就是一年之中白天最短的一天，所以圣露西亚节也成为基督教光明的节日[4][5]。在将临期的开始，圣露西亚节表示了圣诞节期的开始，也就是预告了圣诞节基督之光的到来[1][6]。
| 圣露西亚节 | |
|---|---|
 2006年12月瑞典教会庆祝圣露西亚节 | |
| 参与者 | 信义宗 天主教会 普世圣公宗 及其他基督教宗派 |
| 礼仪颜色 | 红色 |
| 类型 | 基督宗教 |
| 日期 | 12月13日 |
| 时长 | 一天 |
| 频率 | 每年 |
注解
- ^ 1.0 1.1 Hynes, Mary Ellen; Mazar, Peter. Companion to the Calendar. Liturgy Training Publications. 1993: 186 [2015-12-12]. ISBN 978-156854011-5.
Lucy's name means light. Coming midway through Advent, her feast day guides our hope towards the coming of Christ our Light. Lucy was a young woman of Syracuse in Sicily (an island off the southern coast of Italy). We know she died a martyr during the persecutions by the Roman emperor Diocletian.
- ^ Barnhill, Carla. St. Lucy’s Day. Christian History Magazine. No. Issue 103.
- ^ Hanson, Joelle. Santa Lucia Day traditions. ELCA. 2012-12-13 [2015-12-12]. （原始内容存档于2015-12-22）.
Lucia means "light" and Santa Lucia became associated with light. In northern Europe, particularly Scandinavia, Spain and the Canary Islands, and her day fell on the shortest day of the year and was celebrated as they turned from the long winter nights and began to look forward to longer days. During the Roman persecutions, Lucia is said to have carried food to the poor in dark tunnels, wearing a wreath of candles on her head.
- ^ St. Lucy. St. Lucy's Church, Scranton, Pennsylvania. [2014-12-13]. （原始内容存档于2015-03-06）.
- ^ Crump, William D. The Christmas Encyclopedia 3rd. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company. 2006. ISBN 978-0-7864-2293-7.
Prior to the adoption of the Gregorian calendar in the sixteenth century, St. Lucy's Day fell on the winter solstice, which poses a factor in her association with light, and her day Christianized a day formerly associated with the pagan Germanic goddess Berchta ...
- ^ Hanson, Joelle. Santa Lucia Day traditions. ELCA. 2012-12-13 [2015-12-12]. （原始内容存档于2015-12-22）.
The tradition of planting wheat on St. Lucy's Day comes from Hungary, Croatia and other European nations. Plant wheat grains in a round dish or plate of soil, then water the seeds. Place the container in a warm spot. If the planting medium is kept moist (not sopping wet), the seeds will germinate and the shoots will be several inches high by Christmas. Then the new green shoots, reminding us of the new life born in Bethlehem, may be tied with a ribbon, if desired, and a candle may be placed near them as a symbol of the Light of Christ.
参考资料
- Eriksson, Stig A. (2002). Christmas traditions and performance rituals: a look at Christmas celebrations in a Nordic context. 2002. Applied Theater Researcher. No. 3. 6/3
- Nygaard, J. (1992). Teatrets historie i Europa ("~ History in Europe"). Volume 1. Oslo: Spillerom.
- NRK radio (2002). Språkteigen. NRK radio. December 2002.
外部链接
- Nordisk Familjebok, article Lucia （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆） Nordisk Familjebok, 1912 （瑞典文）
- "A Nocturnal upon Saint Lucy's Day," poem by John Donne (1572–1631) （页面存档备份，存于互联网档案馆）
