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 ...

There’s hardly a more recognizable landmark in the Midwest than the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, a monument honoring Thomas Jefferson and his ideas for America’s westward expansion. Reaching 630 ...

You eat them with glögg, Swedish mulled wine, or coffee. The Lucia tradition can be traced back both to the martyr St Lucia of Syracuse (died in 304) and to the Swedish legend of Lucia as Adam’s first ...

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 ...

The iconic toy company shared a video of their Kirsten Larson doll getting ready to celebrate Saint Lucia Day, wearing a traditional holiday outfit - a white dress with a red bow and a green ...

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 ...

The Bemidji Affiliate of the American Swedish Institute held its 49th annual Sankta Lucia Festival on Friday morning to celebrate tradition and ring in the Christmas season. Annika Reed ...

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 ...

The Festival of St. Lucia, which is traditionally celebrated on December 13, begins the Christmas season in Swedish custom. According to Swedish legend, a ship carrying a maiden "clothed in white and ...

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Now, the same people who own that, also own the Lucia Italian Restaurant and Cocktail ... thriving business- Cut and Craft- which opened in St Sampson’s Square in 2018, then Leeds in 2022 ...