Trampled traditions

In Scandinavian tradition, Saint Lucia brings light on the longest night of the year, during the winter solstice, than in the Julian calendar, prior to the Gregorian one, corresponded to the night of 13 December. For the occasion the girls are dressed in white, to represent Lucia's purity, with a belt of red fabric symbolizing the sword of martyrdom, and wear a garland on their heads, while the girl who personifies Lucia wears a crown with candles on her head. The boys, also dressed in white, they wear a pointed headdress with golden stars depicted, and all together, girls and boys, they sing the traditional songs dedicated to Saint Lucia.
Swedish culinary tradition also pays homage to the saint with typical desserts that bear her name and which are served on the occasion together with typical Christmas drinks. The news of the ban on the party shocked the parents of the Kärrbacken kindergarten children and in particular the class representative, Mrs. Jessica Gunninge, Of 44 years, who resigned from the school board of directors despite protests from parents, the celebration of the celebrations in honor of the saint was not restored. Mrs. Gunninge indeed, understanding the economic difficulties of some families, she proposed to take up a collection to buy the accessories necessary for the celebration, like crowns, the headdresses and clothes that would then be donated to the school. However, the director's unilateral decision was adamant and so the children of the Kärrbacken nursery school are today deprived of one of the most heartfelt and beloved Swedish holidays, in the name of presumed equality and fight against discrimination.
In Sweden this episode has caused quite a stir and there are those who are concerned about the possibility that at this rate Advent and Holy Christmas will also be banned. On the other hand, Sweden is no stranger to the upheaval of its traditions. Two years ago, the figure of Saint Lucia herself was at the center of a controversial debate when the advertising campaign of the well-known Swedish department store chain Åhléns represented her in the guise of a black child. While on the one hand, Santa Lucia's sex change sparked furious controversy, on the other hand there are those who welcomed this distortion, under the motto "everyone has the right to be Saint Lucia". The hope is that Saint Lucia brings some light to a lost society today in the darkness of political correctness and that one of the most beautiful and evocative traditions of Northern Europe is not trampled upon and lost.
source: https://www.loccidentale.it/articoli/146848/svezia-una-scuola-vieta-la-festa-di-santa-lucia-in-nome-della-uguaglianza