#st lucia
December 13 - St Lucia’s Day
Symbolically marking the winter solstice in Denmark, Sweden and Norway, the Feast day of St Lucy, bringer of light to the darkest time of the year.
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Stunning candid picture of Amy Winehouse in St. Lucia, 2009
10 years without Amy Winehouse (September 14th, 1983 - July 23rd, 2011)
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As you’ll no doubt recall, the English and the French have a complicated history - and the history of Saint Lucia handily reflects that, having endured the flip-flopping dominion by the French and English through the early years of colonization (it was claimed seven times each by both before the English took definitive control in the early 1800s - earning it its informal sobriquet “Helen of the West Indies”). Saint Lucia gained full independence as a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in 1979. [Incidentally, it is the only nation on earth named after a once-living lady - in this case, Saint Lucy of Syracuse, named by the French sailors (it is thought) who shipwrecked on her shores on St. Lucy’s Day.]
Stamp details:
Top left:
Issued on: December 18, 1860
From: Castries, Colony of Saint Lucia
MC #1
Top right:
Issued on: December 18, 1960
From: Castries, Territory of Saint Lucia
MC #165
Middle stamps:
Issued on: February 22, 1979
From: Castries, Saint Lucia
MC #450, 452
Stamps on bottom:
Issued in: 2019
From: Castries, Saint Lucia
Colnect #2019-01
Recognized as a sovereign state by the UN: Yes (since September 18, 1979)
Official name: Saint Lucia
Member of the Universal Postal Union: Yes (since July 10, 1980)
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As you’ll no doubt recall, the English and the French have a complicated history - and the history of Saint Lucia handily reflects that, having endured the flip-flopping dominion by the French and English through the early years of colonization (it was claimed seven times each by both before the English took definitive control in the early 1800s - earning it its informal sobriquet “Helen of the West Indies”). Saint Lucia gained full independence as a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in 1979. [Incidentally, it is the only nation on earth named after a once-living lady - in this case, Saint Lucy of Syracuse, named by the French sailors (it is thought) who shipwrecked on her shores on St. Lucy’s Day.]
Stamp details:
Top left:
Issued on: December 18, 1860
From: Castries, Colony of Saint Lucia
MC #1
Top right:
Issued on: December 18, 1960
From: Castries, Territory of Saint Lucia
MC #165
Middle stamps:
Issued on: February 22, 1979
From: Castries, Saint Lucia
MC #450, 452
Stamps on bottom:
Issued in: 2019
From: Castries, Saint Lucia
Colnect #2019-01
Recognized as a sovereign state by the UN: Yes (since September 18, 1979)
Official name: Saint Lucia
Member of the Universal Postal Union: Yes (since July 10, 1980)
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Gliding through these gorgeous isles, meet green sea turtles, “boat boys” who feed and outfit you, and history in turquoise.
View from Petit Rameau, Tobago Cays, in the Grenadines. MICHAELA URBAN
By: Eric Vohr, For The Inquirer
Unspoiled white-sand beaches, turquoise-blue waters, frolicking green sea turtles, and bays, lagoons, and reefs so idyllic you have to pinch yourself just to make sure…
Today is “Lucia” - the night of light.
I always loved my name and this day, bringing light to the winter darkness ✨
“Saint Lucia invites you to breakfast!”
Or should I say supper, since it’s 6pm.
The amount of time I spent posing this and the number of takes I did is truly embarrassing. Her dress is probably stained now and I ended up using the base of her stand as a plate. The bun was too heavy for her to hold.
Check out my Saint Lucia meal this Friday, December 17th, @pancreasrecipes.
