Dark Festive Folklore with Dr Emma Woods

Tue Dec 16 2025 at 08:00 am to 09:00 am UTC+11:00

Smith's Alternative | Canberra

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Dark Festive Folklore with Dr Emma Woods
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Want to brush up on Yuletide traditions? Did you know most of them existed long before Coca-Cola sent a red suited man soaring across the skies in his reindeer chariot.
Thanks to an excessive corporate marketing budget in 1931, recent western Christmas mythology has been stuck with a jolly fat man. Fortunately, there is plenty of fascinating festive folklore still hiding in the shadowy Yuletide fringes. To explore the darker side, join Dr Emma Woods as she reveals the antidote to saccharine capitalism:
Tune in to the history of St. Nicholas’ necromancy miracle.
Learn to protect yourself from the Krampus hordes.
Bone up on rap battling against skeleton horses.
Dig into the myth of underground apocalyptic goblins.
Explore a tale so terrifying that an international government stepped in to ban it.
Dr Emma Woods holds a PhD in Mythology and Folklore. She has spent her life obsessed with mythological tales and chasing folklore down rabbit holes. She is also a co-owner of MythCrafts.com, a host for #FolkloreThursday, and the author of Bite Me.
Join her for an exploration into the darker side of festive folklore!
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