May 2nd I attended the Salvation Army Reunion in Moline, Illinois. Attending this event were several old and dear friends. See if you recognize any or all of us.
One of the many traditions we had at the Moline Corps was to celebrate Santa Lucia Fest. Here is a picture of the hat we all wore and yes, I, too, was Santa Lucia many years ago. Here is a picture of my niece serving as Santa Lucia.
Learn more about the Santa Lucia fest by pointing your browser to: http://www.uwm.edu/~dgs/santa_lucia.htm
From Wikipedia...In Sweden, Denmark and Norway, "Santa Lucia" has been given various lyrics to accommodate it to the winter-light festival of Saint Lucy, at the darkest time of the year. The three most famous lyrics versions in Swedish are Luciasången, aka Sankta Lucia, ljusklara hägring (“Saint Lucy, bright illusion”), Natten går tunga fjät (“The night walks with heavy steps”) and the 1970s "Kindergarten" version Ute är mörkt och kallt (“Outside it’s dark and cold”).
