Named after the Nordic goddess of light, the Lucia Christmas market focuses on goods and food from Scandinavia. The Lucia Christmas market is named after the Nordic goddess of light. Set up at a ...

MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron arrived Thursday in the Indian Ocean island of Mayotte to survey Cyclone Chido’s destruction and was immediately confronted with a ...

LAUNCESTON, Australia, Dec 17 (Reuters) - China's steel output fell in November from October, seemingly another sign of the struggles in the world's biggest producer of the key metal for ...

The young woman chosen to represent Saint Lucia in Finland is the first Black woman to play the part, sparking worldwide interest and racist backlash. Daniela Owusu is a 20-year-old from ...

One of those ties – Saint Lucia Day – continues every Christmas season at Monica’s Scandinavian Imports in Caribou. According to legend, the martyr Lucia was the “patron saint of light” who brought ...

Theresa John, best known as Granny Venice, migrated to Guyana from St Lucia in the early 1960s. It was a time when travel was a far cry from the conveniences of modern-day life. The roads were ...

Saint Lucia Day is celebrated across Finland, especially in Swedish-speaking communities, every year on 13 December. The day has Catholic and Orthodox origins and is widely celebrated as a festival of ...

A Lucia celebration at Skansen in Stockholm in 2023. Photo: Mikaela Landeström/TT Whether you're just out of Sweden temporarily or you've moved away for good, you might find yourself missing the ...

On December 13th, Denmark joins in the celebration of Santa Lucia Day, a Christian tradition honoring the life of Saint Lucia, a 3rd-century martyr from Sicily. This day, which symbolizes light in the ...