A quick note: This is a very limited capacity cohort. If you have taken my Christmas classes before, please refrain from signing up and allow someone new to my work to take a seat. Thank you!

Perhaps you‘ve always been curious what christmas trees, red & green, and reindeer have in common with the baby jesus (spoiler alert; they don’t)…
or maybe you’re interested in connecting with ancestral practices from old europe- or witching your christmas celebrations beyond the solstice day…

This class is an offering from the heart—gathering bits from my years of learning from elders + personal research from restructuring and healing my life after evangelicalism— I present to you this evening of storytelling, lore, personal practices and recipes to enrich and inform your Christmas season and household practices for years to come.

Things we will cover:

Part 1: Deck the Halls: meaning of decorations

Part 2: Visiting Spirits

Part 3: Rituals and divination

Part 4: The Christmas table

Things we will not cover: St Nick, Jesus, Santa

Please also do not sign up if you aren’t 110% committed to going and being on time (barring emergency or illness) and please let me know well in advance if you do not plan to attend (as I’ve had a lot of empty seats in classes I’ve taught this year despite there being a lengthy waitlist, which makes everyone sad!) This class is non refundable within 48 hours, but the ticket is transferable if you find a friend to join.

This class will be held at my office in Riverwest. Address will be sent in the follow-up email.

If this class has sold out, please join the waitlist by emailing me at familiarmke@gmail.com

we meet on the eve of krampusnacht. hope to see you there 🎄