Norse Christmas celebration
We don’t know exactly when Christmas celebrations started in Norway. But we do know that it was between November and mid-January. The Norse Christmas was called jól or jólablót. The celebrations were also called mid-winterfest.
Jólablót was a celebration the Vikings looked forward to. After hard work, living in cold and windy houses and dark evenings they finally had a feast. Family and neighbours got together and brought food and drinks.
⬅ Håkon den Gode i juleblótet på Mære (Haakon the Good at the juleblót in Mære), painted by Peter-Nicolai Arbo.
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Håkon den Gode i juleblótet på Mære, malt av Peter-Nicolai Arbo
Freyr’s sacred animals are sacrificed
Jólablót means sacrifice. Sacrifices were made to the gods Odin, Thor and Freyr. When you sacrificed to the gods, animal blood was smeared on statues of the gods. Then the meat was eaten. Before the meal, the food was blessed. It was mostly pigs that were sacrificed.
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