Alida Freding, 19, from Stockholm, plays the role of Lucia as she leads the procession during the Swedish Sankta Lucia Festival of Light service at York Minster in York, England. The Sankta Lucia service, featuring the Chorus Pictor Choir, is a traditional Swedish service combining pagan and Christian traditions. The service, which celebrates the bringing of light during the dark days of winter, celebrates Saint Lucy, a Sicilian girl martyred for her Christian faith in the early fourth century, whose story reached Sweden with the spread of Christianity. I December 16, 2024 I Photos by Ian Forsyth I #GettyImagesNews #Reportage #Photojournalism #SanktaLucia #YorkMinster