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Following the ceremony, you are invited to tour the Hendrickson House Museum which will be decorated for a Swedish Christmas. Browse through our Swedish gift shop where you'll find a wonderful selection of handmade Swedish ornaments and crafts, dolls, linens and books. The Lucia Tradition The Lucia celebration in Sweden today has a background in both pagan and more recent Christian traditions. Light has always been an important facet of life in this northern country with its dark and severe winters. The worship of the Sun God at Midwinter is of ancient origin and it was natural that, in Christian times, this tradition became combined with Christmas, which is today the most important holiday in Sweden.