Santa Lucia coming to CLU

The annual Santa Lucia Festival of Light will be held at 10 a.m. Wed., Dec. 10 in Samuelson Chapel at California Lutheran University, 60 W. Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks.

Students representing Lucia and her attendants and their escorts will enter to an ancient hymn, read an adaptation of the legend and light the candles in her crown.

The ceremony pays homage to the Christian martyr who died on Dec. 13, 304. She symbolizes the spirit of a centuries-old legend of Christian service. Swedish immigrants brought the tradition to America.

The event is free and open to the public, and is sponsored by the Office of Campus Ministry and the American Scandinavian Foundation of Thousand Oaks.

For more information, call (805) 493-3228.