WebPictured are visitors and volunteers at The Gower Heritage Centre, in South Wales, taking part in the Wassail Festival, which included the ancient tradition of blessing apples trees, led by a Mari Lwyd, which is a old l Welsh custom which sees a horses scull mounted in a pole leading people in a parade from house to house in villlage's blessing ...

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WebThe tradition of wassailing [1] falls into two distinct categories: the house-visiting wassail and the orchard-visiting wassail. The house-visiting wassail is the practice of people going door-to-door, singing and offering a drink from the wassail bowl in exchange for gifts; this practice still exists, but has largely been displaced by carolling.[2] The orchard-visiting … WebA-wassail, a-wassail throughout all this town Our cup it is white and our ale it is brown Our wassail is made of the good ale and cake Some nutmeg and ginger, the best we can get Lol-dee-dol, lol ... foxhall house brightwell close

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WebJan 11, 2024 · Husb and I went to the Gower Wassail festival today, which included a parade of Mari Lwyds by torchlight, with lots of music and shouting to ‘wake up’ the apple trees in the orchard, and to anoint their roots with cider. It’s an ancient ritual meant to encourage a good apple harvest next year. Here’s Husb getting dressed as a Mari ... http://www.gowerfolkfestival.co.uk/ WebEtymologi. Enligt Oxford English Dictionary ordet "wassail" har sitt ursprung som ett lån från Old Norse hälsning ves Heill, motsvarande Old English hal wes Tor eller wes hal - bokstavligen betyder 'vara vid god hälsa' eller 'ha tur'. Det användes ursprungligen i betydelsen 'hagel' eller 'farväl', utan någon dricksvinkling. Det engelska interjektionen " … blacktown showground precinct francis park