Pagans get a bad rap. These historic, pre-Christian cultures do not worship devils. In fact, they originated many components of treasured Christmas traditions. In late December, the pagan Jul or ...

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Swedish and American Christmas traditions offer unique holiday experiences. In Sweden, festivities begin with St. Lucia's Day on December 13, celebrating light during the dark winter with ...

SILVERHILL, Ala. -- Julotta, a Swedish tradition celebrated by the Silverhill Covenant Church, will take place at 5:30 a.m. Christmas morning. The church is on Ala. 104 in Silverhill.

Three years ago, I wrote a piece for Slate explaining the peculiar Swedish tradition of coming together every Christmas Eve to watch Donald Duck.The ritual of collectively viewing the 1958 Walt ...

As much as I’d like, I won’t be able to make it to Sweden for Yule this year. But I do plan to head over to Stockholm, on the Mississippi River’s Lake Pepin, for a Stockholm Country Christmas.

For the Swedish community in the U.K., The Swedish Church's bazaar is the closest they will get to a real Swedish Christmas this year, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic.

God Jul. Seasonal cheer %u2013 Skansa-style %u2013 was on the agenda when the Swedish Folkdancers of New York launched the holiday season with its annual Lucia Pageant and Christmas Dance at the ...