wassail
41Whimple Wassail — The Whimple Wassail is an orchard visiting wassail ceremony which takes place in the Devon village of Whimple annually every Old Twelfth Night (January 17th). The Whimple Wassail was first mentioned by the Victorian author and folklorist Reverend …
42lamb's wool — Wassail Was sail, n. [AS. wes h[=a]l (or an equivalent form in another dialect) be in health, which was the form of drinking a health. The form wes is imperative. See {Was}, and {Whole}.] [1913 Webster] 1. An ancient expression of good wishes on… …
43wassailer — wassail archaic ► NOUN 1) spiced ale or mulled wine drunk during celebrations for Twelfth Night and Christmas Eve. 2) lively festivities involving the drinking of much alcohol. ► VERB 1) make merry with much alcohol. 2) go from house to house at… …
44Wassailing — is the practice of people going door to door singing Christmas carols. In modern times it is most commonly known through reference in various traditional Christmas carols (e.g., Here we come a wassailing / among the leaves so green ). The term… …
45Nowell Sing We Clear — For the carol by William Morris which sometimes goes by this name see Masters in This Hall. Nowell Sing We Clear Years active 1975 Labels Golden Hind Music Associated acts Roberts and Barrand …
46List of Christmas carols — A Christmas carol is a carol whose lyrics center on the theme of Christmas or that has become associated with the Christmas season even though its lyrics may not specifically refer to Christmas. Both types of Christmas carols are included in this …
47Whimple — infobox UK place country = England latitude= 50.766539 longitude= 3.356838 official name= Whimple population = 1195 shire district= East Devon shire county = Devon region= South West England constituency westminster= Exeter post town= EXETER… …
48Mari Lwyd — A Mari Lwyd The Mari Lwyd (Grey Mare or Gray Mary in English), also Y Fari Lwyd,[1] is a Welsh midwinter tradition, possibly to celebrate New Year (see Calennig), although it formerly took place over a period stretching from Christmas to …
49Ashen faggot — The ashen faggot (sometimes called ashton fagot) is an old English Christmas tradition from Devon and Somerset, similar to that of the Yule log and related to the wassail tradition. The wassail party passes around a bundle of ash sticks, twigs or …
50Epiphany (holiday) — This article is about the feast day. For the feeling, see Epiphany (feeling). Epiphany, (Koine Greek: ἐπιφάνεια, epiphaneia, manifestation , striking appearance ,[1]) or Theophany, (Ancient Greek (ἡ) Θεοφάνεια, Τheophaneia,[2]) meaning vision of… …
