Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As we leave Christmas behind, some people are celebrating the folk tradition of wassailing. Rooted in paganism, the festivity sees ...

Interest in the centuries-old tradition is growing - Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images Europe “How many have never been to a wassail before?” asked the man in the ivy crown. Half of those sitting around ...

“Here we come a-wassailing, among the leaves so green/ Here we come a-wassailing, so fair to be seen.” What an odd song for Christmastime, when the leaves are off the trees. And most of us aren’t even ...

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A folk musician who is writing a book about wassailing said the midwinter tradition appears to be enjoying something of a revival. "Post-Covid, there has been a significant uptick in people holding ...

Old apple trees are decorated with cider-soaked bread on the branches during Wassailing the Apple trees at Terhunes Orchards in Princeton on Sunday, January 29, 2023.Get Photo Terhune Orchards on 330 ...

The Huon Valley Mid-Winter Festival kicks off this Friday at the Ranelagh Showgrounds The festival has the largest gathering of wassailers in the Southern Hemisphere The ancient practice of wassailing ...

11:00, Fri, Dec 22, 2023 Updated: 15:06, Fri, Dec 22, 2023 While some people may decorate a tree or leave out cookies for Santa to celebrate Christmas, there is one British tradition which has been ...

I ho-ho-hope you had a wonderful Christmas Eve, Christmas Day or Hanukkah celebration. So much fun, so much food, so much joy and so much goodwill, if only there was a way to make the celebration last ...