Wassailing is a collection of folk traditions to bring communities together and encourage a good harvest. Ceremonies ...

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 ...

Wassailing ceremony at The Fold’s Market Barn, January 18: join Morris dancers and a ceilidh as locals bless apple trees in this ...

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 ...

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 ...

A south Essex mental health charity welcomed more than 300 attendees for a vibrant Wassailing celebration to mark the start of its 2026 community events calendar. Trust Links hosted the joyful ...

The holidays bring the hustle and bustle into full swing with frantic Black Friday shopping, hectic planning for the perfect party, the brain-numbing work of finding ideal gifts, and, finally, an ...

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...