"Nordic Food and Fun During the Holiday Season": In-Person Badger Talk in Bristol, WI
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This is a free, in-person talk hosted on September 3, 2026 at 6:30 PM by Kenosha County Association for Home and Community Education in Bristol, WI. There is no registration necessary for this event. This talk will not be held virtually.
This talk focuses on two specific traditions—St. Lucia’s Day and Christmas along with related holiday foods—in the Nordic countries by giving a short history of the holidays, describing how they’ve changed over time, and discussing how they’re celebrated in the US. It will also feature fall celebrations. In doing so, we discuss how food and holiday celebrations show that traditions ground us in our past, reflecting our present, and change as we create our own future.
Marcus Cederström earned his B.A. from the University of Oregon in Sports Business, History, and Scandinavian Studies and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Scandinavian Studies from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is a folklorist working in the Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic at UW-Madison as the community curator of Nordic-American folklore for the “Sustaining Scandinavian Folk Arts in the Upper Midwest” project. His research interests include immigration to the United States, identity formation, North American Indigenous communities, and sustainability.
This talk focuses on two specific traditions—St. Lucia’s Day and Christmas along with related holiday foods—in the Nordic countries by giving a short history of the holidays, describing how they’ve changed over time, and discussing how they’re celebrated in the US. It will also feature fall celebrations. In doing so, we discuss how food and holiday celebrations show that traditions ground us in our past, reflecting our present, and change as we create our own future.
Marcus Cederström earned his B.A. from the University of Oregon in Sports Business, History, and Scandinavian Studies and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Scandinavian Studies from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is a folklorist working in the Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic at UW-Madison as the community curator of Nordic-American folklore for the “Sustaining Scandinavian Folk Arts in the Upper Midwest” project. His research interests include immigration to the United States, identity formation, North American Indigenous communities, and sustainability.
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19600 75th St, Bristol, WI 53104-9537, United States
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