BEMIDJI -- The Bemidji affiliate American Swedish Institute held the 45th Annual Sankta Lucia Festival procession, program and smorgasbord, virtually at 6 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 13, on Facebook.
The event was pre-recorded for viewers to watch. Olivia Carlson, a sophomore at St. Olaf College, was named this year's Sankta Lucia by the Bemidji American Swedish Institute, a release said.
Carlson has been participating in the Sankta Lucia Fest for the past nine years, starting in the Tomte choir, then as an attendant to Santka Lucia.
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1/The Lucia procession walks down the aisle of First Lutheran Church during a pre-recorded 45th Annual Sankta Lucia Fest that streamed on Facebook on Dec. 13. Submitted photo.
2/The 2020 Sankta Lucia Olivia Carlson leads the procession in a pre-recorded 45th Annual Sankta Lucia Fest at First Lutheran Church. Submitted photo.
