Santa Lucia (St. Lucy) feast day.
First day of Mercury retrograde in Capricorn.
Capricorn moon today. Sag Sun & Mars today.
Sagittarius loves food from all cultures.

Santa Lucia Day today.
A Festival of Light at the very end of the dark 1/2 of the year.
Days before Winter Solstice.
When all hope seems lost that the Sun’s light will return.
Feast days of light bring hope to a darkened world.
Santa Lucia is a feast day of light in the darkness.
Its festivities begin before dawn.
Under the Light of Venus.

Today is the Feast day of St. Lucia.
Lucia or Lucy, from Latin “luc, lux”, meaning “light”, “lucid.”

The Story
4th Century young wealthy (born of rich & noble parents) Christian woman, Lucia, during the times of Roman persecution (303 to 313 AD, when Christian worship was forbidden). Early Christians had to hide their acts of prayers and worship. They therefore met in catacombs (underground) to gather together. Legends written about Lucy say she often brought food and aid to Christians hiding in the Roman catacombs. She wore a candle-lit wreath on her head to light her way, leaving both hands free to carry as much food as possible.
Because her name means “light” and her feast day coincided with the shortest day of the year, it is now widely celebrated as a festival of light.
Occurring within the Advent season, Saint Lucy’s Day is viewed as a precursor of Christmastide, pointing to the arrival of the Light of Christ in the calendar on December 25th, Christmas Day.
Lucy distributed her wealth to the poor, consecrated her life to God, and refused an arranged marriage — leading to her denouncement and subsequent martyrdom.

Lucy is the patron saint of the blind. She is also an icon for the holiday Season of Darkness (bringing light into the darkness). Especially in Scandinavian and Italian towns, but here and there across America, Santa Lucia’s feast day is celebrated.
Young girls wear halos of lights, wreaths of evergreens with seven candles, reflecting the Advent wreath on tables as centerpieces.
Candles and flickering lights are everywhere during this feast day, as light is the central theme – casting out the darkness.

Santa Lucia festivities include parades (serenading the dark, the land, the sky, the trees) with young women carrying light upon their heads (passing by and seen through a darkened window), the festivities at times beginning before dawn.
In some villages, the entire town celebrates with open houses, lights on windows, followed by Mass or religion ceremonies, the reading of the Christmas story & the lighting of the Christmas tree (the White House Christmas tree was lit last night in Washington). Festival foods include teas, mulled wine, cider, the Swedish treat, Lussekatter or St. Lucia Saffron Buns.

Here is a recipe for Saffron Buns.
If there is no saffron available (it gives the buns its golden yellow color, drops of turmeric can be substituted for the yellow color. It is not necessary to use it though. Risa

https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/st_lucia_saffron_buns/