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Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall
6 December 2003
The annual Christmas Tree lighting ceremony takes place on the first
Saturday in December each year. Representatives from Hordaland in
Norway, which has been twinned with Orkney for the last 20 years,
always attend to light the tree they donate. Children are the centre
of this Santa Lucia festival, which is traditionally celebrated
throughout
Norway. Although dignitaries attend and speak it is the sound and
sight of the young folk which gives this event its special feeling.
A family "do" is held afterwards in the Town Hall.
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The Cathedral was full of folk
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Steven Hagen, OIC convenor
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The Norwegian Vice Convenor
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Norwegian music
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Cathedral nave
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Dignitaries leaving
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Children beside the lit tree
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Sunset 6 Dec 14:51
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Sunset 6 Dec 14:52
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Tree, spire and moon
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Beside the lit tree
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The Norwegian flag
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flying over the Town Hall
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