Family show – Christmas in Alsace

Through time-honoured tales and forgotten traditions, Stéphane Herrada invites young and old alike to step back in time and experience the magic of Christmases gone by.


Through a warm and poetic narrative, the storyteller brings back memories of our winters and breathes new life into the legends that have shaped our festive celebrations. He evokes the eternal duality between the gentleness of the Christkindel and the severity of Hans Trapp, before recounting the culinary rituals of days gone by – from the original Christmas tree decorations made of apples, walnuts and delicious Bredele, to the fascinating beliefs surrounding the Christmas Eve vigils.


We encounter the mystery of the miraculous log that was left to burn during midnight mass, and the little-known virtues of that sacred water which brought strength and protection to both people and animals.


A true journey through time, suspended between nostalgia, wonder and collective memory.