In December, the country’s capital Stockholm experiences around six hours of daylight a day ... world wherever Swedish communities exist. December 13 is Luciadagen or “Lucia Day,” on ...

Luciadagen, or Lucia Day, is one of the most culturally significant holidays in Sweden. On that day, schoolchildren wear costumes and sing “Sankta Lucia,” the traditional Lucia song ...

Celebrating "Santka Lucia Dag" – i.e., Santa Lucia Day –, festivities revolve around the "darkest time of the time." According to Swedish tradition, because of the darkness, Lucia – clad in ...

People can experience this firsthand on Saturday at the Santa Lucia celebration starting at 7:30 a.m. and continuing until 6:30 p.m. It’s a day full of vendors selling Swedish items, and food ...

They come early on the day or to find where ... is followed by a traditional Swedish brunch. A banner outside Hope Covenant Church in Orland Park promotes its Santa Lucia pageant and brunch ...