The fire is lit, then they sing and dance in the frosty night, offering good wishes to a fruit tree and slurping from a bowl of carefully brewed spiced alcohol. This is wassailing, a pagan ceremony to ...

A group of revelers are seen wassailing at Redbyrd Orchard Cider in New York. Courtesy Redbyrd Orchard Cider “Here We Come A-wassailing” has been a popular Christmas anthem since the first English ...

The ancient tradition of wassailing - which involves blessing apple orchards to ensure a good harvest - is enjoying a resurgence according to a folklore group. Wassailing, which dates to Anglo-Saxon ...

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 a ...

Wassailing is an ancient tradition which dates back to pagan times and is still practised in many areas of the UK. Wassailing can refer to the tradition of going door-to-door singing songs in exchange ...

Here We Come a-Wassailing: Lucie Skeaping investigates an ancient musical tradition whereby people went from door to door singing carols and were rewarded with hot mulled cider. Show more Lucie ...

Interest in the centuries-old tradition is growing - Finnbarr Webster/Getty Images Europe “How many have never been to a wassail before?” asked the man in the ivy crown. Half of those sitting around ...