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By SHARON KILPATRICK
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
A small but enthusiastic crowd met at the library last Friday to hear foreign exchange students describe Christmas customs in their countries.
Camilla Josephson said a major celebration in Sweden comes on December 13, Santa Lucia Day. She said the saint was originally an Italian girl who was accused of witchcraft, and died a martyr. Her accusers could not bum her, so they killed her with a knife.
She said the crown of candles represents Santa Lucia’s immunity to fire, and the red sash represents the blood from her wounds. She said Viking sailors brought the legend to Santa Lucia to Sweden in the early days of Christianity.
She said there are gnomes who live under the floor in Swedish houses, and the people put out rice pudding so the gnomes will not play tricks on them.
Ricardo Alvarez from Spain said that in his country everyone has creches, but they represent a cave rather than a stable. He said these include a representative of the Roman government, who is a bad man.
He said families get together on Christmas Eve for a formal family
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