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Carolina Porquer Pomar (15), elected Lucia 2016, leads the procession of the Santa Lucia Choir up to the altar of the San Francisco de Paula parish church in Palma last Sunday 11.12.16. PHOTO:TROELLS MULLER By Troells Müller: Bulletin Scandinavian community correspondent CAROLINA VERY year the Swedish School in Palma elects the Lu- THIS YEAR’S LUCIA ciaoftheyearandtherector of Svenska Skolan in Majorca, Therese Lottini, tells Majorca As I asked her how she feels about being this year’s Lucia, she said she Daily Bulletin that 2016 is no exception:E Carolina Porquer Pomar has was quite nervous but that it was a great honour to represent her been elected to represent the school at school. the many Santa Lucia celebrations this year, one of which took place Sunday 11 December at Parroquía San Francisco de Paula (C/General Riera) at 12.00. MDB had an interview with Carolina af- ter the event and she tells us that she is 15 years old and she was born in Palma. This is her last year at the Swedish School and she will now go over to Palma College, a “Dedicated sixth form international school”, where she will be preparing for the passing of her A-levels (which corre- sponds to the Spanish Bachillerato). She has been a pupil at the Svenska Sko- lan in Palma for 12 years as she started there in “Førskolan”, the classes before school. As her Swedish is excellent (and she also understands me speaking Norwe- gian to her) I ask her how many years she has spent in Sweden and she tells me she has only spent one week in Sweden so far in her life, and that her grand-mother is Swedish, from Stockholm. She also speaks Spanish and English as well as a little Catalan. I asked her what language she speaks with her friends and she answered “Spanish”.

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CONTINUEDFROMPAGE18 Carolina Porquer Pomar nandez Camus, whom I must congratu- late together with Cantor Yvonne An- I complimented her on speaking Swed- will also be leading the dersson at the Swedish church, as this ish so well: at age 15 she can switch over Santa Lucia procession performance was absolutely excellent! effortlessly to and from any of her three Carolina was elected Lucia 2016 in Octo- languages. tonight at 20.00 in ber this year. As I asked her how she feels about be- Palma centre. Carolina Porquer Pomar will also be ing this year’s Lucia, she said she was leading the Santa Lucia procession dur- quite nervous but that it was a great ing the famous 13December traditional honour to represent her school. “En stor ish and they had been practicing and re- Santa Lucia procession in Palma centre, ära”. peating during music lessons. which this year will take place at 20.00 The Swedish School’s Santa Lucia choir The Swedish School has two music at Plaza Santa Eulalia (because Plaza Cort sung 15 songs of which 3 were in Span- teachers: Frida Nilsson and Diana Her- is closed for road works).

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Plaza de TONIGHT IN Plaza de Santa Eulalia St. Francesc PALMA This year it’s taking place in Santa Eulalia instead of Plaza Cort.

HE Swedish School in Palma TRADITION on the 13 December 304. She is said to celebrates Santa Lucia on sev- have died with a burning candle in her eral occasions this year: Sun- ● The Saint Lucia tradition is traced hands. day 11 December at Parroquía back to the year 303 AD when the Roman The 13 December was the longest night San Francisco de Paula maiden Lucia suffered as a martyr under of the year according to the old Julian cal- (C/General Riera) at 12.00. Emperor Diocletian. endar as winter solstice took place on that TThis event was sponsored by Svenska Luciadidnotwanttogiveupherfaithto date. Kyrkans Vänförening (the Association of marry a boy who was in love with her Winter solstice was widely celebrated in Friends of the Swedish Church in Palma). and, as he therefore was rejected, he de- Scandinavia before Christian faith was in- On Sunday 11 December at the Swedish nounced Lucia to the authorities as a troduced, as the Viking held sacrifices church in the evening. The second occa- Christian and thus a rebel against the (winter blot) on that date and the night sion will be the famous 13 December tra- laws of Rome. Lucia had also convinced was surrounded by many religious beliefs ditional Santa Lucia procession in Palma her mother to give all her dowry to the and folkloric superstitions. centre which this year will take place at poor. 20.00 at Plaza Santa Eulalia (because Once arrested Lucia was subjected to a CONTINUED Plaza Cort is closed for road works). series of tortures and finally decapitated MAJORCA DAILY BULLETIN TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2016 22 SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT SANTA LUCIA SPECIAL

b The Swedish School in Palma celebrated Santa Lucia this past Sunday at the St Francisco de Paula church.

Santa Lucia celebration Sunday 11 December at St Francisco de Paula parish church in Palma, with the Sta Lucia choir from the Swedish School in Palma and Cantor Yvonne Andersson from the Swedish Church in Majorca. PHOTO: TROELLS MULLER

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Lucia (Luce means light) is celebrated as a Patron Saint, the ‘protector of sight’ by the prodigies surrounding her venera- tion. One of the most important things about Santa Lucia is that she addressed a crowd in Syracuse, in Sicily, and announced that the persecution of Christians by Rome would come to an end – which it did. SANTA LUCIA LYRICS ● TheSanta Lucia Italian lyrics Sul mare luccica l’astro d’argento. Placida è l’onda, prospero è il vento. Sul mare luccica l’astro d’argento. Placida è l’onda, prospero è il vento. Venite all’agile barchetta mia, Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia! Venite all’agile barchetta mia, Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia!

● Santa Lucia English lyrics On the sea glitters the silver star Gentle the waves, favourable the winds. On the sea glitters the silver star Gentle the waves, favourable the winds. Come into my nimble little boat, Saint Lucy! Saint Lucy! Come into my nimble little boat, Saint Lucy! Saint Lucy! TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2016 MAJORCA DAILY BULLETIN SANTA LUCIA SPECIAL SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT 23

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