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In the #Nordic countries celebrate the return of the light in the darkest of winter with the pre-christian Lusse festivities.
Lusse (lux/light) is the female bearer of lights, .
#illustrations by Jenny Nyström, Elsa Beskow and Curt Nyström.
#folklore
Hans Thoma, Hell (Die Hölle) Date: c. 1910 #Illustration from Festkalender published in Leipzig