Who's wassailing?lol

[happyhippy]

Hi all,
Can someone help me out?I've just read in a book that the official date for "wassailing"is 17th January.Is this correct?I had always thought it was sometime in Autumn????? Does anyone have any wassailing rituals they'd like to share with me?We planted our first apple tree last year so would like some idea's??

[Rosendula]

I don't know, but the Pagans on our allotment who run the community orchard are wassailing on 9th January this year. I haven't managed to get to them in the past, but they're on Youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0Bfywjy2RQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WgFn6N-6yE

[happyhippy]

Thanks Rosie for the You Tube links! Our neighbours already think we're weird,wait till they hear/see us wassailling!lol x

[Millymollymandy]

Saw this on the Edwardian Farm TV series, hadn't known what it was about before. Yes I've seen HFW do 'it' on telly without it being really explained.

Maybe I should go and wassail in my apple orchard in the hope of a good crop this year?

[becks77]

It seems to depend very much on where you are however traditionally Wassailing is 12th Night (old or new) Here in East Sussex there are 2 major events one tonight in Tarring
http://s-v-m.moonfruit.com/#/december-j ... 4532992142
and the other is at Middle Farm on the 15th Jan
http://www.middlefarm.com/02_whatson.htm#wassail
but countrywide info is available here
http://www.real-cider.co.uk/wassail-events-2011/
HTH
Becks (hoping its a good cider year!)

[Peggy Sue]

Well thankyou for that entertainment! The first Utube was just great, I loved the bit where she admitted it may nit mean more apples

[cocobelle]

15th of Jan in Somerset.
I love all these old English traditions - hilarious but great fun.

[happyhippy]

Well I'm close to Somerset(Wilts)so I think I'll go for the 15th!lol Bet we get some comments from the neighbours!Ah well all in the name of fun eh?lol

[Peggy Sue]

I'm sure it's what kept everyone sane many moons ago, it must have been a tough life so a bit of wassailing wouldn't have gone amiss.

[Rosendula]

Here's this year's wassail. The little girl in the video is my LO

Edited to add the link -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypVMhWAEeZk