tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587459.post116291659498899256..comments2023-12-05T04:20:37.460-06:00Comments on The Journey: I think we'll skip St. Lucia DayLizard Eaterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04506056116023122414noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587459.post-1163083742411081132006-11-09T08:49:00.000-06:002006-11-09T08:49:00.000-06:00My grandfather was Swedish, and my grandmother is ...My grandfather was Swedish, and my grandmother is Norwegian. We appreciated all things Scandinavian and ate all kinds of great food (except lutefisk), but we never took that tradition on. I only remember seeing beautiful, blond girls in a book I had with the soft light of candles all around them. I think I'll just stick with that memory and call it good.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15752344076797977728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7587459.post-1162932382022867362006-11-07T14:46:00.000-06:002006-11-07T14:46:00.000-06:00When I was in high school we used to celebrate Sai...When I was in high school we used to celebrate Saint L. by lighting up the head of a blonde senior and singing the "Santa Lucia Song" (I am sure it has another name)while everyone held candles. It was primarily an excercise in fear. My brother, for example, once recieved quite a burn from the dripping wax. Unfortunately, he was penalized by the faculty for not being festive.<BR/><BR/>I went to school in Maine, not Sweden, and I believe our apparent enthusiasm had to do with our worship of Ice Hockey. We had a cultural exchange with a Swedish school which would send us Hockey players every year (we spent a lot of time on probation)....Adam Tierney-Eliothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07889724576986052384noreply@blogger.com