The custom of wassailing originated in England. It dates back to the Middle Ages and involved singing and toasting to the health of trees in the hopes of promoting a good apple harvest. This tradition played a significant role in festive celebrations, particularly during the Christmas season.
Wassailing is a traditional English custom of visiting houses while singing carols and offering good wishes for the season. It is also associated with toasting trees with cider to promote a good apple harvest. Overall, wassailing is a festive and communal activity rooted in spreading cheer and celebrating abundance.
Toasting with ale
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The tradition wassailing falls in two categories: the Orchard-Visiting assail and the House-Visiting wassail. The purpose of wassailing is to awake the cider apple trees and to scare away evil spirits to ensure a good harvest of fruit.
The Custom of the Country was created in 1913.
Wassailing 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"). a festivity characterised by much drinkingCourosing
Carol singing, or (antiquated) wassailing. The word "wassail" is derived from the Old English "Wes hale", meaning "Be healthy", so wassailing is literally "well wishing".
started in france.....um i think
Wassailing
Wassail is a hot, mulled cider that is drank in the tradition of wassailing. Wassailing is an ancient southern English drinking ritual intended to ensure a good cider apple harvest the following year.
"Here We Go A-Caroling" is an alternate title of the Wassail Song, more usually beginning "Here we come a-wassailing".
In a democratic country this is not a custom, but in other political system the persona cult is part of the custom of the country