Robin...maybe I will get a chance to go and I can take pics. I'm not far from the Twin Cities.
ILLUMINATION OF A SAINT: THE LEGEND OF SANTA LUCIA at the American Swedish Insitute in Minneapolis.
Nov. 6, 2004 - Jan. 9, 2005 http://www.americanswedishinst.org/exhibits.htm
If someone goes, please take pictures for me if you are allowed! Kirsten and I would love to go but we are way too far away [img]frown.gif[/img]
Robin...maybe I will get a chance to go and I can take pics. I'm not far from the Twin Cities.
cool! thanks Susan! Kirsten and I are hoping to go to a St. Lucia festival in Boston on Saturday! I'll have my mom take pictures!
I would love to see this. Shame our Scandinavian colleagues don't walk the corridors at work with the candles on their head anymore.
Speaking of Saints. Do you also have the tradition of St. Barbara? 4 December is St. Barbara and we cut branches from trees - preferable cherry or apple - and put them in a vase indoors. When the branches are in full bloom by Christmas Eve, then someone in the family will get married. I also heard that it means health and good luck will be had in the new year. In our family we always looked for the first version.
I've never heard of St. Barbara! It sounds very nice! Most non-Scandinavian Americans have never heard of St. Lucia.
Miki, Can you tell me what is the correct pronounciation of the name Halley. I heard it was a Scandinavian name. Is it Hall Lee, Hay Lee, Hail Lee, or Hal Lee? Thanks. I also never heard of St. Barbara or St. Lucia till I read the Kirsten books.
I'm sorry lieu, unfortunately I don't speak Swedish or any of the other Scandinavian languages.
From the quick google I did on the name, I only got information on the Halley comet and its discoverer Edmund Halley, Halley as a family name and twice this information about it as a first name:
Halley
Meaning: Manor near the meadow
Origin: English
Alternatives: Hally
Lieu, I speak (or can at least make my self understood) in all Scandinavian languages, and I'd say that Halley is not Scandinavian, it doesn't fit in with usual spelling rules, the -ey construction seems very English to me, I can't really think of any names or word where we use it.
Similar names with Scandinavian origin:
Girls:
Haline/Halina
Helle
Halla
Hilde/Hilda
Boys:
Haldor
Halfdan
Halvar
Helge (Hel-ye)
Hilmar
Helmer
Boys names allowed in Denmark: http://www.km.dk/hyppige_spm/drengenavne.htm#H
Girls names allowed in Denmark:
http://www.km.dk/hyppige_spm/pigenavne.htm
What does this mean, "allowed in Denmanrk?" Are you saying that only names on this list can be registered as legal names in Demnark?
Sandy
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">[img]confused.gif[/img]Originally posted by Kathrine:
Lieu, I speak (or can at least make my self understood) in all Scandinavian languages, and I'd say that Halley is not Scandinavian, it doesn't fit in with usual spelling rules, the -ey construction seems very English to me, I can't really think of any names or word where we use it.
Similar names with Scandinavian origin:
Girls:
Haline/Halina
Helle
Halla
Hilde/Hilda
Boys:
Haldor
Halfdan
Halvar
Helge (Hel-ye)
Hilmar
Helmer
Boys names allowed in Denmark: http://www.km.dk/hyppige_spm/drengenavne.htm#H
Girls names allowed in Denmark:
http://www.km.dk/hyppige_spm/pigenavne.htm
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Robin, it's true that the Scandinavians have a lovely way of celebraing St. Lucia's feast. But many have heard of her, only in America she is known as St. Lucy. Saints are called different variations in different countries. For example, all the French would call St. Therese just that but in the US most people say Theresa. Another example is with Josefina, in Spanish countries they call St. Joseph Jose.Most non-Scandinavian Americans have never heard of St. Lucia.
Lucy (Lucia) was an interesting saint...Italian too so you would like that! Here's some info: http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintl01.htm
She is always represented holding a palm and her eyes... [img]eek.gif[/img] Better than Agatha though...
Miki, I think the only nationally celebrated saint days in the US are Valentine's and St. Patricks but neither is celebrated religiously for the most part. Some also celebrate St. Nicholas day on Dec 6th I think.
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