Wassailing, long practised in Britain’s cider heartlands, is no longer a mainstream pursuit, but interest in the centuries-old tradition is growing. At an orchard located above Bath’s Avon ...
"A most important item in the ceremony is the quaffing of large quantities of rough - the strong, unsweetened Somerset cider." A note to quaff responsibly, should ye olde tradition of visiting ...
But wassailing goes back much further than Saxon times because it was originally a pagan ritual. Wassails have regional differences. At the training event, people will learn about two South West ...
Who invented Christmas? Historian Lucy Worsley traces the roots of Christmas by exploring the Anglo-Saxon tradition, wassailing where people sing to the apple trees to celebrate the winter solstice.
So much so that this area just west of Hobart runs a festival each year to awaken the cider apple trees in a traditional custom called wassailing. The process involves going to the orchards ...
A very Merry Christmas to all those who come wassailing to your door. Gaines’ Merry Christmas Coir Doormat is simple, sweet, and has a bit of vintage flair. Celebrate something else? There’s ...