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Preserving The Heritage
Featured in Scandinavian Traditions are the descendents of immigrants from Nordic countries who are reviving the old crafts but , in some cases, with a distinctly American twist.
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In
the late 1800s, one out of every six adults living in Scandinavian countries
emigrated to North America. They came to the New World for many reasons:
younger sons from Norway seeking land, young Swedish wives following
their husbands to a land of promise, older Finnish men hoping to improve
their sons' lives, families leaving behind the villages in Iceland their
ancestors lived in for generations. They left their old lives behind
them but they brought a rich tradition of arts, crafts, music, dancing,
storytelling, and food with them to pass down to future generations.
