LJUSKRONA WERE USED AT CHRISTMAS IN CHURCHES

	FROM A CHURCH ARCHIVE	Replica of Salemsberg Church style

 

 JULOTTA IN KANSAS CITY 2017

Trinity Methodist Church 620 East Armour

6:00 A.M. Dec. 25 

 THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS GRANT
PROVIDED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A LJUSKRONA EXHIBITION
IT IS STILL AVAILABLE.

THERE IS ALSO THE POSSIBILITY OF A SLIDE SHOW PRESENTATION
AND WORKSHOP SO PERSONS MAY MAKE THEIR OWN

Call 816-753-1871 to talk about next year.

 These Ljuskrona are owned by various families across the United States.  

LIGHTING CHRISTMAS FOR 150 YEARS		This was turned by Norman Malm, painted with St. Lucia flying over Lindsborg, Kansas by Lee Becker. Rose bud and ship style candle holders by M. Esping and wrapped by Stinamo the tomtegubba.
	These are all found in Kansas
This one appears for Kalas in Kansas
	This one is still hung in the same farm house it has been in for years.	This latest addition rewrapped this year for the first time in years was originally on the table of the Swedeberg family.

This one is a decorated chandelier which was purchased at IKEA.

TWO VIEWS OF LJUSKRONA FROM BISHOP HILL ILLINOIS

The Ljuskrona Project was started with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1988. A Ljuskrona is a paper wrapped candelabra used in Swedish-American homes during the Christmas season. They were made by immigrants to America and used in churches and private homes to add a bit of elegance to a barren prairie existence. They were a reminder of the Christmas celebrations immigrants had attended in Sweden. They also became a promise that next year would be better in the new home.		The project located over two hundred individual Ljuskrona that have been handed down through Swedish-American families. Oral interviews provided information about family gatherings to rewrap the candle holders, the custom of lighting the candles on Christmas eve and even the occasional candle holder that caught on fire. A lecture and slide show was funded by the Kansas Committee for the Humanities. An exhibit of eight Ljuskrona and ten photo panels is available.
If you have a Ljuskrona in your family traditions let us know so we may include you in our on going research. E-Mail us ----swedes@folklifeinstitute.com THE FOLKLIFE INSTITUTE HAS AN EXHIBITION OF LJUSKRONA PRODUCED UNDER THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS GRANT , WHICH YOUR ORGANIZATION MAY RENT. IT CONSISTS OF EIGHT DIFFERENT LJUSKRONAR AND TWELVE PHOTO PANELS THAT EXPLAIN THE TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS BEHIND THIS FASCINATING OBJECT. WE WILL ALSO PROVIDE A SLIDE SHOW AND LECTURE ABOUT THE LJUSKRONA FOUND IN SWEDISH MUSEUMS. THE LECTURER WILL HELP YOUR GROUP MAKE SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF LJUSKRONAR FOR THEIR OWN FAMILY CHRISTMAS USE.   THE EXHIBITION CONSISTS OF 12 PHOTO/EXPLANITORY PANELS AND 8 OBJECTS. HERE IS A PHOTO OF PART OF THE EXHIBIT   LJUSKRONA WORKSHOPS  IF YOU ARE INTERESTED CALL 1-816-753-1871 We can also provide your group with a workshop and slide presentation.  Your organization may lease the Ljuskrona Exhibition for 2018 Christmas season. Call 816-753-1871 to talk about 2018   THE LJUSKRONA EXHIBIT WAS IN LINDSBORG FOR HYLLNINGSFEST OCT. 9TH AND OCT.10 2015. THE EXHIBIT STAYED IN LINDSBORG FOR NOV. THRU DEC. The workshop to build your own ljuskrona was a lot of fun and well attended The workshop was free the fees were paid by the HyllningsFest Committee.    THE LJUSKRONA EXHIBIT WAS AT GAMMELLGARDEN MUSEUM COMPLEX AT SCANDIA, MINNESOTA in 2013

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