Santa Lucia Day! Welcome the Light!

[wildwose]

In a tradition going back thousands of years, the oldest daughter of the house would wear a crown of light, formerly lite candles, and today it is often LED Lights, and bring breakfast in bed to the family. Coffee, Teas, Gingerbread Cookies, and Lucy Cakes (Made with Ginger, Cardamon, and Saffron). Formerly associated with the Winter Solstice, (

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[bauhausfrau]

[wildwose]

I'm a Star Boy! It's what all the Star Boys wear. See the Star?

Of course, some of the boys dress as Nisse, (Christmas Gnomes) but I didn't have a big piece of red paper, and others dress as Gingerbread Men. I can't do the latter because Shrek ruined it for me. It's the whole gum drop thing!

[bauhausfrau]

[wildwose]

You watch, soon it will be all the range. Star Boy hats in the stores, Star Boys on the street corners, begging for donations, Star Boys Ranikin & Bass Stories, then the adult films about Star Boys..wait...I've said to much.

You do know why Gnomes wear hats like that don't you? It's Priapus, he is hiding something under there. You know what they say about men with tall pointy hats...

Not SFW. Not at all...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priapus

[merimask]

How adorable! What a charming tradition. Happy Santa Lucia day!