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 ...

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 ...

HOLDEN - The spirit of Santa Lucia is bringing light to Worcester County this Christmas season. In this corner of New England that once was a pillar of Swedish America, where thousands of Swedish ...

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 ...

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 ...