The 40th annual celebration of the Santa Lucia Festival on Dec. 10 gave people a day to access their "inner Swede." Attendees packed the Chapel at Bethany Homes in Fargo, bragged they were "all" Swede ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. — For those seeking a Swedish holiday at home, the Swedish Historical Society plans a traditional concert for Rockford. Hosted at the "historic" First Lutheran Church, the annual event ...

First Lutheran Church invites the public to celebrate Christmas the Swedish way. In the Santa Lucia Celebration, women’s a capella choir The Nashville Belles and Swedish-American families will perform ...

One of the country’s most culturally significant traditions is also observed nearly every place where Swedish communities exist. By Ingrid K. Williams Ingrid K. Williams, a regular contributor to the ...

Families celebrated a Scandinavian Christmas tradition in Petaluma on Sunday, observing “Lucia Fest” with pageantry, songs and sm??rg??sbord. St. Lucia Day on Dec. 13 begins the Christmas season in ...

The legend says that long ago a young woman helped Christian prisoners, and for that deed the Romans had her eyes gouged out. That punishment didn’t diminish her faith in Christ, and one day, as if by ...

On Saturday, Dec. 3, the Swedish American Children's Choir presents the 24th annual Swedish Christmas and St. Lucia Festival. The festival will take place at 3 p.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church, 8 S.

In the weeks preceding Christmas, luxurious saffron is both celebratory and fragrant, bestowing a beautiful golden hue to treats and sweets. Saffron bread or Santa Lucia bread is a delicious Swedish ...