Svensk Hyllningsfest (Swedish: [ˈsvɛnːsk ˈhʏ̂lːnɪŋsˌfɛst], "Swedish Honoring Festival") is a biennial celebration held in Lindsborg, Kansas, in October of odd-numbered years, to celebrate the Swedish heritage of the community.
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Svensk Hyllningsfest (Swedish: [ˈsvɛnːsk ˈhʏ̂lːnɪŋsˌfɛst], "Swedish Honoring Festival") is a biennial celebration held in Lindsborg, Kansas, in October of odd-numbered years, to celebrate the Swedish heritage of the community.
01 · What it is
Living Tradition
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02 · Where & name
United States of America
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03 · How it is doing
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04 · Proof & reuse
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Chapter Takeaways
HistorySvensk Hyllningsfest first started in 1941, but wasn't held in 1943.
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What is Svensk Hyllningsfest in plain words?
Svensk Hyllningsfest (Swedish: [ˈsvɛnːsk ˈhʏ̂lːnɪŋsˌfɛst], "Swedish Honoring Festival") is a biennial celebration held in Lindsborg, Kansas, in October of odd-numbered years, to celebrate the Swedish heritage of the community.
Where is Svensk Hyllningsfest practised or documented?
Sources on this page place Svensk Hyllningsfest in United States of America.
What is the current condition of Svensk Hyllningsfest today?
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Svensk Hyllningsfest (Swedish: [ˈsvɛnːsk ˈhʏ̂lːnɪŋsˌfɛst], "Swedish Honoring Festival") is a biennial celebration held in Lindsborg, Kansas, in October of odd-numbered years, to celebrate the Swedish heritage of the community. The festival includes Swedish dancing, foods (including lutfisk), cooking demonstrations, arts and crafts, entertainment by local artists and musicians, a parade, and a smörgåsbord. Events included at the festival are dancing, cooking demonstrations, arts, crafts, musical entertainment, and folk dancing, provided by town residents. A group of 400 students begin learning dances for this event in the first grade and practices for the festival begin early in the school year. High school students participate as part of the Lindsborg Swedish Folk Dancers, a group of select high school students that agree to participate for four years as ambassadors for the Lindsborg community. Svensk Hyllningsfest is just one of their many performances. 1
History
Svensk Hyllningsfest first started in 1941, but wasn't held in 1943. The most recent Svensk Hyllningsfest was held on October 17 and 18, 2025. 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Svensk Hyllningsfest”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
Svensk Hyllningsfest is Biennial Swedish festival in Lindsborg, Kansas, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2
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