The settlers brought with them their Lutheran religion, arts, crafts, foods and strong work ethic.  Since the first Celebration, children and adults have enjoyed music, food and history of Syttende Mai.  As the first major festival of the year in Southwest Wisconsin, Westby's Syttende Mai offers many Norwegian foods such as rommegrot (a cream pudding), lefsepolsa, sandbakkels, strul and lefse, as well as Norwegian rosemaling, woodcarving, Hardanger fiddlemaking, needlework and weaving.