Going to holiday parties is always fun. A beautiful holiday party is my favorite, though, because it makes memories for a lifetime. How wonderful it was to be invited to a St. Lucia Celebration party by my new friends, Susana and Tord, on December 13th. Susana and Tord moved from Sweden – via Turkey – to North Carolina about 6 months ago to be closer to their son and his family. Now, they are re-doing a house in the woods as their forever home.
Look at this You Tube video of a true Swedish celebration of St. Lucia, and listen to the music. Susana and Tord’s party had a fun procession with costumes and candles, too. The actors and actresses were their granddaughter, grandson, son, daughter-in-law and themselves. They even sang the St. Lucia traditional songs for us – a beautiful memory!
The food at this beautiful holiday party was traditional for a St. Lucia celebration. We sipped on warm glogg, a spiced red wine with some raisins and almonds spooned in. We tasted a beautiful assortment of traditional pastries with our glogg such as ginger cookies, almond cups with cloud berry jam & whipped cream, toffee cookies, coconut macaroons, saffron buns, and more. You can see the glogg pot along with the pastries in my picture. And, don’t miss all the candles!
Holidays are for memories. Thank you, Susana and Tord, for sharing Sweden’s St. Lucia celebration of Light with me. I’ll never forget it.
What December holiday traditions are your favorites?