Santa lucia day

Is Christmas by any other name still Christmas? Well, yes! And, it does have many names and is indeed celebrated differently all over the globe. In Scandinavia, around Christmas time, one of the largest celebrations is for St. Lucia. Here is her story.

Today is Advent, door number 7. I say this, because when I was young, and growing up in Norway, we would all have advent calendars, and every day from 1 December until 24 December, you would get to…

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John Albert Bauer (1882 – 1918) was a Swedish painter and illustrator. His work is concerned with landscape and mythology, but he also composed portraits. He is best known for his illustrations of early editions of Bland tomtar och troll (Among Gnomes and Trolls), an anthology of Swedish folklore and fairy tales. For more information on John Bauer see part 1, and for earlier works, see parts 1 - 4 also. This is part 5 of a 7-part post on the works of John Bauer: 1913 Among Gnomes and Trolls…

When the eldest daughter delivers sweets and coffee to her family on Santa Lucia morning, so wears a crown of candles in her hair. Here's how to make a traditional crown with real candles!

Hark, how the sailor's cry Joyously echoes nigh: Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia! Home of fair Poesy, Realm of pure Harmony, Santa Lucia! Santa Lucia! ~ traditional song St. Lucia, a Sicilian born in 284, rose to become one of the most celebrated saints in history. Born to a prosperous family, she was devoted to her Christian faith, and was brutally tortured and put to death defending it. Legend has it that she vowed to remain a virgin and to serve the poor. After her mother was miraculously healed…

Can there ever be too much cinnamon? Not on the Swedish Christmas buffet. Read about julbord and julgröt and the rest of the Swedish Christmas foods. #sweden #genealogy #christmas #scandinavia #julbord

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