Advent

This time of every year I get this longing inside. With Advent, Lucia and the Solstice
I get a serious case of nostalgia.
I remember the Swedish winters of my childhood.
Making snow angels especially with the first big snowfall. Snowball lanterns with candles to light up the dark. Having hot cocoa with whipped cream and saffron buns.
Lighting the Advent candles. Opening the Advent calendar, one window each day.
Stars shining in the windows of people's homes. Candles lit in every home.
Then Lucia the big event of Dec! It is so beautiful the songs and the young women dressed in white with candles.
They really make the most of Christmas/Jul in Scandinavia. The whole month of Dec is practically filled with celebration. It is all about LIGHT and bringing it back.