A whole lot of kayaks decked with Christmas lights and decorations lit up the winter darkness as they floated via the canals in central Copenhagen on Monday (December 13) evening to have fun Saint Lucia’s Day.
Bystanders watched from streets and bridges across the metropolis as round 700 hundred kayaks moved alongside the canal for a parade to carry mild into the darkness.
“Santa Lucia is one thing that’s bringing mild to folks in darkness and we do reside in a darkish interval proper now,” stated Gustavo Cordes, who’s the supervisor of the Kayak Bar that organises the occasion.
At 4 stops alongside the route, the members stopped off for some conventional singing.
Aside from having to brighten the kayaks and to decorate warmly ought to one fall into the darkish and chilly water, the one rule was to have 360 diploma seen lights on the kayaks.
The most effective adorned kayaks acquired a bottle of champagne.
A number of the canoeists wore a conventional Lucia crown of candles on their heads, which is related to the third-century saint’s day, which is normally celebrated on December 13 with a procession of singing youngsters, led by a “Lucia” carrying a crown of candles.
The procession of sunshine at one of many darkest occasions of the 12 months in Scandinavia originated in Sweden on the finish of the nineteenth Century, and was later tailored by their neighbours in Denmark.