St Lucy's Day brings a Swedish Festival of Lights
The December 13 observance in Sweden honors St Lucy the bringer of light. A Lucia Queen leads morning processions with star boys, candles, buns, and coffee, followed by church rites and local traditions that spread from Sicily to Stockholm by the late 1920s.
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Swedish Saffron Buns for Saint Lucy Day Traditions
Traditional saffron bun recipe from Visions of Sugarplums yields Saffronsbrod in several shapes. Steps cover saffron milk, yeast activation, dough mixing, rising, and baking at 400 then 350 degrees. Lucia Cats, Saffron Braid, and Julbröd shapes with egg glaze, sugar, almonds, and raisins featured.
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