Midsomer Norton residents and visitors are being invited to join in the town’s annual wassail on February 1, a traditional celebration to encourage ‘good spirits’ and bless apple orchards for a good ...

Midsomer Norton residents and visitors are being invited to join in the town’s annual wassail on February 1, a traditional celebration to encourage ‘good spirits’ and bless apple orchards ...

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In the quiet of January one of the loudest English traditions is celebrated at Rose Hill Farm. The Wassail forces the community out of hibernation and onto the apple orchard, chanting, yelling, and ...

The Anglo Saxon wassail was, traditionally, a way to wish for a healthy forest and a good harvest to come - and is often associated with cider orchards as a result. But in reality - much like the ...

A blessing is set to be made for the prosperity of Sherwood Forest for the year ahead. People are invited to the Nottinghamshire woodland for a weekend of tradition and folklore on Saturday and ...

"We give thanks to the trees, and say 'wake up, start growing and give us good fruit'," said Bill Taylor, who is leading the third annual wassail at the Folk of Gloucester. A fire is also lit ...

Midsomer Norton residents and visitors are being invited to join in the town’s annual wassail event - a traditional celebration to encourage ‘good spirits’ and bless apple orchards for a good harvest.