"Wassail!" yelled the crowd. "Cider for everyone!" In an orchard by a Welsh castle, hundreds of people gathered to wish good ...

The centuries-old tradition of wassailing is making a comeback in rural England, with rituals and revelry meant to chase away evil spirits and the winter blues. A costumed crowd making its way to ...

The free, family-friendly event will celebrate the region’s cider heritage, ward off evil spirits, and encourage a fruitful ...

Wassailing, which dates to Anglo-Saxon times ... "The first one in 2023 was a folk family event and we got all our friends and relatives to come," he said. "The second one was enormous and ...

But for one evening in January, modern farming techniques are set aside for an ancient ritual called “wassailing,” where the coming year’s apple crop is blessed, evil spirits are chased away ...

Wassail!” yelled the crowd. “Cider for everyone!” In an orchard by a Welsh castle, hundreds of people gathered to wish good health ...

Singing, drinking, banging saucepans and hanging toasted bread on tree branches are all part of wassailing, along with the colourful horses' heads, which are a Welsh variation. "It's a celebration ...