Saint Lucy's Day: Difference between revisions

It has become common for those populations of Indigenous [[Sámi]] that live in districts where the Lucia Day is celebrated to also have such celebrations. While the Sámi ''Lucia beaivi'' events follow the mainly secular spirit of the Nordic majority cultures' Lucia celebrations, the lyrics to the Sámi version of the Neapolitan song are more markedly religious, focusing on the life story of Lucia the martyr. Excerpt: "Guhkkin Sicilias / dolin lei nieida / Dan nieidda namma lei / Sáŋta Lucia." ("In faraway Sicily / long ago was a girl / The name of that girl was / Saint Lucy.").<ref>[https://ovttas.no/sites/default/files/S%C3%A1%C5%8Bta%20Lucia%20l%C3%A1vlla%20davvis%C3%A1megillii.pdf {{bareSáŋta URLLucia PDF|date=Junelávlla davvisámegillii] 2023}}</ref> The lyrics are also notable in that the words "Sicilia" and "Lucia" do not follow usual Sámi orthography, as when written like this they should be pronounced "Sitsilia" and "Lutsia" but are sung as "Sisilia" and "Lusia."