Evenement
🕯️ Yule magic: the vikings’ Christmas 💫
Shhh... 🤫 We didn't tell you anything... but a big surprise is coming on 20 December!
The Cité Immersive Viking lights up to celebrate Yule, the viking Christmas!
From 5 p.m. to midnight, experience a timeless evening: Nordic music, magical lights, ancient traditions and mysterious rituals… a unique celebration of the winter solstice ❄️
In ancient times, Yule marked the longest night of the year: a sacred moment to honour nature, the gods and the forces of renewal.
On the programme:
🔥 Ritual fires and immersive entertainment
🪓 Demonstrations of Viking skills
🍖 Nordic feast and hot drinks
🎻 Winter music and storytelling
❄️ Magical decorations for the whole family
Come and share this magical night, where myths and traditions intertwine for an unforgettable experience.
🎅 Yule Traditions
The vikings celebrated the solstice with banquets and offerings to the gods to ensure the return of the sun.
🔥 The sacred fire
Lit throughout the night, it symbolised the rebirth of light and protected the community.
🌲 The Yule tree
Before Christmas, Scandinavians already decorated trees to honour life in winter.
The words ‘Yule’ and “Jul” (still used in Scandinavia to mean ‘Christmas’) come directly from these pagan celebrations!
