The Fondazzjoni Ta Klula of Santa Lucija, Gozo, will be holding the annual, traditonal, ‘Festival of Light,’ this coming Saturday, the 14th of December.

The Festival is in honour of the village Patron Saint, Saint Lucy and local girls will parade in the square dressed in long white gowns and a red sash, wearing a crown of lit candles on their heads. They then go in procession to the church.

Santa Lucija buns are distributed to all those present and a brass band participates in the celebrations. A large fire will be lit in the village square.

Saint Lucy, the Patron Saint of the village, is associated with lengthening days and more sunlight, the protector of light.

The Festa proper will take place this Sunday, the 15th of December, when a large variety of celebrations take place inside the beautiful little Church and also around the streets of this very quaint Gozitan village.

The hamlet feast will feature band marches, firework displays and religious celebrations, which will include a procession with the Titular statue from the Church Square through the streets of the village on the Sunday evening.

After the Festa celebrations finally draw to a close, a large Crib is set up in an old mill room in readiness for the Christmas Celebrations.

Saturday evening’s celebrations get underway at 6.45pm..

Fo those using public transport, bus number 313 goes to the village.

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