Festa di santa Lucia (Italian Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Festa di santa Lucia" in Italian language version.

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  • William D. Crump, 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 ...»
  • Christine Moorcroft, Religious Education, Folens Limited, 1º maggio 2004, p. 30, ISBN 978-1-84303-656-2.
    «Christmas in Sweden begins on 13 December with the festival of St Lucia, a Sicilian girl martyred in 304 Ce. According to legend she took food to Christians hiding in underground tunnels, and to light the way, wore a wreath of candles on her head. She became known as the patron saint of light. ... most churches have St Lucia procesions where young people wear crowns of evergreens (to symbolise new life) and carry burning candles while singing the carol Santa Lucia
  • Charles MacFarlane, The Camp of Refuge: A Tale of the Conquest of the Isle of Ely, Simpkin, Marshall & Co., 1887, p. 480. URL consultato il 12 dicembre 2015.
    «She appears to have died in prison, of wounds, on 13th December 304, A.D. In the 6th century she was honored at Rome among the most illustrious virgins whose triumphs the church celebrates, as appears from the Sacramentary of St. Gregroy, Bede, and others.»

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  • Carla Barnhill, St. Lucy’s Day, in Christian History Magazine, Issue 103. URL consultato il 12 dicembre 2015.
  • Carla Barnhill, St. Lucy’s Day, in Issue 103, Christian History Magazine. URL consultato il 12 dicembre 2015.
    «Eventually, Lucy’s story made its way from Italy to Scandinavia, most likely with missionaries who came to evangelize the Vikings. The story of a young girl bringing light in the midst of darkness no doubt held great meaning for people who, in the midst of a North Sea December, were longing for the relief of warmth and light.»

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  • Joelle Hanson, Santa Lucia Day traditions, su elca.org, ELCA, 13 dicembre 2012. URL consultato il 12 dicembre 2015 (archiviato il 22 dicembre 2015).
  • (EN) Joelle Hanson, Santa Lucia Day traditions, su elca.org, ELCA, 13 dicembre 2012. URL consultato il 12 dicembre 2015 (archiviato il 22 dicembre 2015).
    «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.»

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  • St. Lucy, su stlucy-church.org, St. Lucy's Church, Scranton, Pennsylvania. URL consultato il 13 dicembre 2014 (archiviato il 6 marzo 2015).

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