Sharon, this is not the celebration of a pagan god.
Per Wikipedia:
Lucia of Syracuse, also called Saint Lucia or Saint Lucy, was a Christian martyr who died during the Diocletianic Persecution. She is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, and Eastern Orthodox churches. Wikipedia
Born: 283 AD, Syracuse, Italy
Died: 304 AD, Syracuse, Italy
Full name: Lucia of Syracuse
Parents: Eutychia
Feast: 13 December; 16 September (duplicate feast in pre-1970 General Roman Calendar);
Canonized: Pre-congregation
Sharon, this is not the celebration of a pagan god.
Per Wikipedia:
Lucia of Syracuse, also called Saint Lucia or Saint Lucy, was a Christian martyr who died during the Diocletianic Persecution. She is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, and Eastern Orthodox churches. Wikipedia
Born: 283 AD, Syracuse, Italy
Died: 304 AD, Syracuse, Italy
Full name: Lucia of Syracuse
Parents: Eutychia
Feast: 13 December; 16 September (duplicate feast in pre-1970 General Roman Calendar);
Canonized: Pre-congregation