Today is Saint Lucy’s Day and after a hectic week with work and Christmas concerts I had a very quiet day. I went for a walk in the cold crisp air and sunshine. Taking caution on the icy road.
I was at a birthday party for a one year old and got served safron buns called “lussekatt” in Norwegian. And when I went to do some shopping I met a Saint Lucy parade in the shopping centre.
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That bun looks incredible.
It was!
I like the idea that Lucia is celebrated anywhere and everywhere, even in the shopping centre. Ice? Here is it unseasonably warm with temperatures of 15 forecast later this week! It feels rather odd. Have a good week – do you have a holiday after this week?
A great week to you too! I don’t have a holiday this year, but that’s not a problem. How about you?
Baked foods are my favorite at the holidays.
I enjoy them a lot! Hope the season is treating you well.
That’s interesting! I have to say, I didn’t hear about it before…
It’s a Scandinavian costume.
The birthday party must have been fun – with many young kids around, I guess 😉 I worked with Swedes years ago and their children performed some songs for us for Santa Lucia. It was really interesting as it was so different from our culture.
The birthday party was fun, but there wasn’t many kids present. Just the birthday girl and her 4 year old brother.
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Christmas post reblog. This from Norway St Lucy’s Day and that bun looks delicious.
Thank you very much for reblogging my post Sally!
This was the only post on St Lucy I have seen. It prompted me to look up information on her, and now I am much smarter. Thank you.
Thank you very much for visiting. I’m glad I got you curious.
Those saffron buns…so interesting. I use the spice all the time, but never thought of it in something sweet…maybe used for the yellow color ? Lovely post. ☺
It’s used for the color and taste. I think they are wonderful!
Beautiful to see the little girls singing in the mall. I learned about St. Lucia from my first mother-in-law. She was Swedish.Our Lutheran church often did a celebration of St. Lucia depending on how many were from the old countries. They celebrate it by slightly different names in different countries. Good thing the pastry doesn’t need a lot of explaining. Looks too yummy. Glad you had a fun day.
I sure did and the pastry was amazing as it is every year. I hope you’ve enjoying the season.