The Santa Lucia’s day is a Festival of Lights celebrated in Sweden, Norway, and the Swedish-speaking areas of Finland— it has also become a beloved Waldorf tradition! The second grade class celebrates this each year with a procession around the school. They deliver Saffron buns to each class— while reminding us how small acts of goodness can brighten the world. #sandpointwaldorfschool #waldorfeducation #sandpointliving #sandpointwaldorf #sandpointidaho #waldorf #sandpointlivinglocal #santalucia

Today was one of the darkest days of the year — and an important part of the Scandinavian Christmas season: Santa Lucia Day. All over Nordic Europe, little candle-bearing Santa Lucias brought light to the middle of winter with the promise of the return of summer. To capture the celebration for our European Christmas special, we traveled to Drøbak, where Santa Lucia Day brings everyone out to dance around the trees…with their crowns of real candles. Just up the fjord, in Oslo, we had one night to