BAY RIDGE — The borough’s traditionally-Scandinavian Bay Ridge will hold its Swedish Santa Lucia Procession & Community Sing Along 2024 on the evening that the church celebrates the feast day. The ...

Even from an outsider’s perspective, it was clear that the procession symbolised light amid the long Swedish winter darkness ...

Join Andersonville residents and celebrate the holidays the Swedish way, with St. Lucia and the Lucia Procession. Lucia girls, in white robes and candle crowns, were crowned at noon at the temporary ...

The American Scandinavian Foundation of Santa Barbara hosted a Christmas dinner and auction Dec. 6 at Lions Park in Carpinteria, bringing together the community in a spirit of joy and generosity, the ...

In the darkness of midwinter, Swedes come together to celebrate a saint who ushers in the light,and the Christmas season. All around the country, girls are chosen to play the coveted role of St Lucia, ...

Editor’s note Mon 12/12/22: the St. Lucia events previously posted below are scheduled for Tuesday 12/13/22. The Reader regrets our error. Join Andersonville ...

Other than a crown of battery-operated candles worn bySt. Lucia, an annual festival Sunday reflected Swedish traditions. Area Swedes kicked off the Christmas season during the 29th annual St. Lucia ...

Young people sing carols as they walk with candles in procession to celebrate St. Lucia's Day in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Catherine in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025.

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Evelyn Calkins, ...