A few more cultural observations about the cards that Hanna posted:

The Scandinavian tradition of "St. Lucia", represented by a young girl wearing a crown of candles, is in some ways rather surprising!

First, although saints are very important in Eastern Orthodox Christianity and Roman Catholicism, it's slightly unusual for Protestants (Scandinavians are/were mostly Lutherans) to have a special day for honoring a saint. (Martin Luther himself was suspicious of any custom that seemed to be "too Roman Catholic", and he also argued that the tradition of representing saints with icons was dangerously close to idol-worship.)

Second, в католической традиции, Святая Луция была итальянской девушкой-мученицой третьего века, которую казнили за её отказ отказаться от христианства. Согласно преданию, выкопали (выкололи?) глаза у нёе до казни, и поэтому в католической иконографии, Луцию часто показывают с тарелкой, на которой она носит пару кровавых глазниц! [In Catholic tradition, St. Lucia was an Italian girl-martyr of the third century, who was put to death for her refusal to renounce Christianity. According to legend, her eyes were gouged out before her execution, and therefore in Catholic iconography, Lucia is often shown with a plate, on which she bears a pair of bloody eyeballs!]



So, how did an Italian Catholic saint become so popular in the Protestant countries of Scandinavia -- and why does she wear a венок со свечами, instead of carrying eyeballs on a tray? Well, it's possible that after Christianity came to Scandinavia, "St. Lucy" was adopted as a replacement for a pagan Scandinavian goddess who was associated with the approaching winter solstice.

And as for the candles on her head, название "Lucia" восходит в латинскому слову lux (род. един. lucis), с означением "свет". (And eyeballs on a tray seem more appropriate for Halloween than for the Christmas season!)