Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Interest in the centuries-old tradition is growing - Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images Europe “How many have never been to a wassail ...

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 ...

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 ...

It’s easy to think that wassailing is some cozy wintertime tradition that’s fun for the whole family. After all, there’s a jaunty, wholesome Christmas carol about it! But the truth is, if you ever see ...

"Wassail!" yelled the crowd. "Cider for everyone!" In an orchard by a Welsh castle, hundreds of people gathered to wish good health to the apple trees in a centuries-old tradition enjoying a revival.

“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 ...

The fire is lit, then they sing and dance in the frosty night, offering good wishes to a fruit tree and slurping from a bowl of carefully brewed spiced alcohol. This is wassailing, a pagan ceremony to ...

The ancient tradition of wassailing - which involves blessing apple orchards to ensure a good harvest - is enjoying a resurgence according to a folklore group. Wassailing, which dates to Anglo-Saxon ...

Simon Bailes began wassailing to celebrate his cider-making and is now writing a book about the tradition A folk musician who is writing a book about wassailing said the midwinter tradition appears to ...

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 ...

In an age of societal atomisation, a growing number of people are enjoying the benefits of getting outside and singing to trees Natalie spent a decade working as an in-house journalist on the ...