LOVERS OF ALL THINGS SWEDISH CAN STILL CATCH THE FEAST OF ST. LUCIA, A BELOVED SCANDINAVIAN TRADITION in Bay Ridge.

Stanton’s long-running celebration of Swedish heritage will continue this weekend as the community hosts its 74th annual ...

When Hope Covenant Church in Orland Park hosts its annual Santa Lucia Pageant this Saturday, it will continue a local tradition that’s been developing since the last century. Helping to orchestrate ...

Swedes know a thing or two about living with light, or, right about now, living with a lack of it. In December, the country’s capital Stockholm experiences around six hours of daylight a day, but in ...

Jane Taylor Academy Dancers Amy Johnson and Paige Goetz, Father Christmas, played by Shawn Martin and Jannel Howard (elf in the foreground) bring to life to 1885 famous Scandinavian poem, 'Tomten', ...

Irma LaBelle had to move to Two Harbors from her native Sweden -- where she was born in 1915 -- before she ever even heard of the Santa Lucia festival. "We were not real well off," LaBelle remembers.

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 ...

EVANSVILLE — Grandma Grace Murray hurried down the hall after her granddaughter with a plate of Santa Lucia buns. "OK, time to put the crown on," she said to Kymberlee Rethlefsen, 9, as they prepared ...

St. Lucy, whose feast day is celebrated by the Catholic Church on Dec. 13, was a virgin and martyr from Syracuse, Sicily, born in the year 283. Children participate in the annual St. Lucy's Day ...