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Photos from the 2011 Yuletide in Boston

A treasure trove for Swedes in New England, this year on Dec. 3.
This time of the year celebrations of Lucia are arranged all over Swedish America - more often than not under the supervision of SWEA, Swedish Women's Educational Association - www.swea.org. More info on SWEA Boston where below photos were sampled: www.sweaboston.org/
Photography: Christopher Martensson

More info on the Swedish Lucia tradition: Lucia, the Queen of Light and... some lesser known facts on the subject: Carrier of light with a stormy past

Close to 2,000 visited the 2011 Yuletide in Boston ENLARGE IMAGE »

Reason? The largest Lucia performance in the area and a perfect venue at Cyclorama. ENLARGE IMAGE »

Christina ‘Kia’ Lampe-Önnerud with Eva De Lascio coordinated the large Lucia procession ENLARGE IMAGE »

Glögg anyone? Just in case you've missed the shortcut through pre-fab glögg and, like us, prefer home made, do a search on our home page. The recipes won't disappoint! ENLARGE IMAGE »

Tina Adolfsson serving Princesstårta - yes, it's as good as it looks! ENLARGE IMAGE »

Who can resist Swedish waffles, whipped cream and strawberry jam..? Boston SWEA members Anne Liebman (left) and Brita Kurkka worked the popular table. ENLARGE IMAGE »

The table with Limpor, vörtbröd, vetebröd, kransar, kakor och lussekatter sold out in a couple of hours... ENLARGE IMAGE »

..as did all but a handful of 'tomtar, tomtenissar' - mini Santas, sometimes called elves. ENLARGE IMAGE »

Nils Lundin center, who just celebrated his 90th birthday - a world of thanks for many years of entertainment! - flanked by Peter Widmark (left) and Warren Johnson (right) ENLARGE IMAGE »

Clogs in all colors and designs were shown and sold by Pamela Irving, Cape Clogs. ENLARGE IMAGE »

Sweets galore - all carrying the known and popular brands of Marabou, Cloetta... ENLARGE IMAGE »

Nancy & Tom Zarle in front of Tom's beautifully carved figurines. ENLARGE IMAGE »

Lucia. It's really all about transferring traditions to our children... ENLARGE IMAGE »

..yes... ENLARGE IMAGE »

..yes, indeed, ENLARGE IMAGE »

..indeed! ENLARGE IMAGE »

"Vi komma, vi komma från Pepparkakeland..." ENLARGE IMAGE »

It's a long journey from the North Pole and we have to stay focused. ENLARGE IMAGE »

Lucia, Ann Assarsson-Krentz, the Queen of Light, and her entourage ENLARGE IMAGE »

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This year we brought a film camera and the capable Hanna Aqvilin, who's part of the Nordstjernan team for a year. ENLARGE IMAGE »

The three sopranos at the 2011 Yuletide in Boston: Three sopranos: Ann Assarsson-Krentz, Kia Lampe-Önnerud, Eva De Lascio ENLARGE IMAGE »

Not everyone likes to be photographed or... ENLARGE IMAGE »

..then again, here they are - the Olsson family, L-R: Oliver Olsson, Ginga Sewerin-Olsson (Yuletide perpetuum mobile..) and Olle Olsson ENLARGE IMAGE »

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