Wassail
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The tradition of wassailing falls into two distinct categories: the house-visiting wassail and the orchard-visiting wassail. The house-visiting wassail, which traditionally occurs on the twelfth day o
Wassailers in Shirehampton, Bristol
A pot of simmering wassail, infused with citrus fruit slices and cinnamon sticks
An apple sapling, hung with toast, placed in a handcart and pushed around the streets during the Chepstow Mari Lwyd, 2014
A Christmas Eve 1842 issue of the Illustrated London News, depicting Father Christmas in a wassail bowl
Apple Day
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Apple Day is an annual celebration of apples and orchards, held in October. It is celebrated mainly in the United Kingdom. It traditionally falls on 21 October, the date of the first such event in 199
Chepstow Apple Day 2014, featuring obscure apple varieties for sale, apple carving, apple peeling contests and a singing club