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In winter, when the evenings grow longer, and it is cold and dark outside, lighting candles is a common practice.

In northern Europe, especially in Sweden, the Feast of St. Lucia is celebrated on December 13th – near the longest night of the year – a festival of lights that is particularly associated with choral singing. She is sung about as a bringer of light and a harbinger of Christmas by children dressed completely in white, holding burning candles.

The legend states that Lucia secretly brought food to Christians hiding in the catacombs during the persecution of Christians while wearing a candle on her head to carry as much as possible in her hands. Additionally, she announced her fidelity to her fiancé, who then recognized her as a Christian and had her sentenced to death and beheaded.

This explains why, in Swedish tradition, Lucia appears with a crown of lights in her hair, bringing gifts and – as her name suggests – light into the dark Nordic winter. She is accompanied by a procession of “bridesmaids” and “star boys” who sing to her as the “Christmas bride.”
The girls’ choir at the Essen Cathedral, the ensemble VoiceMix, and the Essen Cathedral Choir, together with the cathedral organist Sebastian Küchler-Blessing and under the direction of cathedral music director Prof. Steffen Schreyer, will revive this beautiful tradition in the Essen Cathedral with a Lucia procession and prepare you for the Christmas season with Advent melodies and Lucia songs.

The mixture of the different ensembles offers an exclusive musical enjoyment that is unparalleled and will captivate both adults and children alike: A top-class concert for the whole family.

Entrance from 4:00 PM.

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