BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//hacksw/handcal//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTEND:20211130T010000Z UID: 680792d871503 DTSTAMP:20250422T080008Z LOCATION:Bahls Campus Leadership Center DESCRIPTION:Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's annual celebration of the Festival of Sankta Lucia Nov. 29 will commemorate the holiday with traditional Scandinavian Christmas carols\, lessons and poetry.\n\nThe Sankta Lucia Festival is a cherished tradition of the Advent season in all the Nordic countries. A candlelight procession of singers is led by a young woman robed in white with a crown of candles on her head\, to commemorate the martyred St. Lucy (d. 304 AD)\, whose feast day is Dec. 13.\n\nÅ·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's Lucia this year is \;Emma Cintado\, a senior who is minoring in Scandinavian studies.\n\nMusic in the program is drawn from the Advent and Christmas traditions of the historic Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Lutheran Church and the other Swedish-American denominations in the United States.\n\nThe singing is led by the Swedish language students and campus organist\, Chris Nelson.\n\nThe celebration is hosted by Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's Scandinavian Studies Program\, together with the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center\, the American Scandinavian Association at Å·ÖÞ±­ÍøÍ¶_Å·ÖÞ±­ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø\, and Campus Ministries.\n\nVisitors should note that Ascension Chapel is on the second floor of Founders Hall\, and there is no elevator. There is a single-chair lift that may be used. Please plan to arrive early. Visitors must be masked.\n URL;VALUE=URI:/about-us/events/2021/sankta-lucia SUMMARY:Festival of Sankta Lucia DTSTART:20211130T010000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR