St Lucia day has come and gone. This time around we had three white nightgowns/lucia day dresses, three crowns, and actual, honest to goodness, wheat saffron buns (it makes a difference!). A vast improvement on last year.
Nova and Charlotte helped make the buns. Aria stirred the hot chocolate. The girls put the finishing touches on the wreaths themselves (having a purpose-made St Lucia crown is LOTS easier than using florist's wire to put electric candles into a wreath made entirely of evergreens). Though Aria's was plush, she enjoyed helping her sisters put greenery on their crowns.
Then it was off to wake everyone else (who played their parts beautifully by staying asleep past dawn). We were aided by the calendar here as well, since it was the Winter Solstice. Unfortunately, we were all sick a week ago on December 13th, so we had to push St Lucia day out a bit. Since the Winter solstice was the original day of this holiday (before the Gregorian Calendar came in), the 21st seemed the perfect day. Also, Charles likes being surprised by St Lucia day--like he was the first year.
At breakfast Solomon said if he had daughters he might try to start this tradition up again as an adult--except that he thought it might be construed as a self serving way for him to get breakfast in bed. I told him that there is a 'star boy' roll that he could fill if he wanted and that it was actually the parents, not the males of the household, that were supposed to get breakfast in bed. His response 'So I am exactly right.' He declined becoming a star boy. Earlier that morning, while we were shaping the buns, Nova had told me she thought in three years she could do the whole thing herself--if I wouldn't mind. I think that would be lovely!
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