The annual Santa Lucia Festival sponsored by the Agassiz Swedish Heritage Society will mark its 25th year at 2 p.m. Saturday at Our Savior's Lutheran Church, 1515 Fifth Ave. NW in East Grand Forks.

Irma LaBelle had to move to Two Harbors from her native Sweden -- where she was born in 1915 -- before she ever even heard of the Santa Lucia festival. "We were not real well off," LaBelle remembers.

For the people of Lindsborg, learning about and taking part in the traditions of Swedish culture becomes second nature, and the St. Lucia Festival, coming up on Dec. 10, is no exception. Holly Lofton, ...

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 ...

Jane Taylor Academy Dancers Amy Johnson and Paige Goetz, Father Christmas, played by Shawn Martin and Jannel Howard (elf in the foreground) bring to life to 1885 famous Scandinavian poem, 'Tomten', ...

LONDONDERRY — Nordic Harmoni, a locally-based Scandinavian-American chorus, invites everyone to bring in the holiday season with some the traditional Swedish and American songs at 7 p.m. on Friday, ...

(CNN) — 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, ...