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#Wassail celebrates the tradition of spiced cider, community gatherings, and festive cheer, often featuring seasonal recipes, lively music, and joyful toasts. It embodies warmth, hospitality, and holiday spirit.
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Happy Winter Solstice! To the many bright blessings ahead, cheers! š„#yule #wintersolstice #brightblessings #witchtok #witchcraft #yuletide #christmas #witchy #blessedbe #SelfCare #selflove #community #coven #happyholidays #winter #wassail #holidaycheer #fyp
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šA Carrol for a Wassel-BowlšĀ Wassailing carols are a beloved genre of traditional winter songs in the English-language canon. Wassailing in an ancient Yuletide tradition that continues even to this day. There are two main types of wassailing: orchard wassailing, and door-to-door wassailing, which is the context in whichĀ this particular carol would have been sung. Wassailing involves a group of people gathering together and making a delicious steaming bowl of wassail (a richly spiced cider or beer, often infused with sweet apple from the autumnās harvest). This bowl of wassail would be taken from door to door, and a carol would have been sung, wishing joy and good health to the (usually wealthy) inhabitants, and cheerfully asking for a little money to help the (not so wealthy) wassailers through the privations of winter. This tradition dates at least as far back as the Medieval era. I love wassailing songs : thereās something so defiantly joyful about them! At the same time, they are constant reminders of the deep-seated wealth inequity that human society cannot seem to solve. Many wassailing carols make explicit mention of the poverty of the wassail singers in contrast to the comfortable wealth of those being wassailed. āWe are all maidens poor,ā todayās song says, āBut here they let us stand/ All freezing in the cold.ā They make mention of the fact that achieving financial stability is a near impossibility for most, in spite of the odds and ends scraped together from ceaseless toil and little windfalls that a night of wassailing - for example - might bring in: āWeāll buy no house nor lands/With that which we do gain/From our wassail.ā I found this song in a tome called āChristmas Carols Ancient and Modern,ā by William Sandy, published in 1833. Itās been digitized and made available to all online through IMSLP. Thanks to the wonderous @stillwaterteacupart who made the beautiful earrings Iām wearing, and whose work and vision I admire. Silky red fabric edged with golden beads and hand painted with golden pomegranates, stars, and moonsā¦ a treasured possession. #wassail #yule #carol #harp #traditionalmusic #folkmusic
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You are listening to a song from Pembrokeshire, Wales that celebrates what might be an ancient folkloric midwinter tradition. āPlease to See the Kingā is a song aboutā¦not Jesus, but a wren! At dawn on December 26th, Saint Stephenās Day, it was traditional for the youths of the village to go out and capture and kill a wren bird in the woods. The wren would be brought back to the village, displayed with ribbons and paraded around from house to house while young boys sang this song. Money collected from this house visiting procession would go to throw a party for the community. We donāt know how this tradition originated, but it may have been an animist or pagan ritual meant to kill winter and welcome the return of the light. The wren was associated with wintertime (as opposed to the cuckoo, who heralded summer), so killing the wren might have been sympathetic magic to bring warmer weather. Though no wrens are killed anymore, versions of this tradition continue! Our Wassailing troupe performed this song in St. Lawrenceās Basilica in Asheville. We loved the acoustics in here! **Right now I am offering courses in feminist folk song (LOW PRYCES AVAILABLE NOW) + a local pagan winter choir! Check out those offerings in the lynks in my byo.** Lyrics to our version: Joy, health, love, and peace be all here in this place By your leave we will sing concerning our king Our king is well dressed in the silks of the best In ribbons so rare, no king can compare We have travelled many miles over hedges and stiles In search of our king, unto you we bring We have powder and shot to conquer the lot We have cannon and ball to conquer them all Old Christmas is past, Twelfth Night is the last, And we bid you adieu, great joy to the new #yuletradition #folktok #witchtok #solsticetradition #pagantradition #midwinter #wassailing #wassail #yuletidings #Welshfolktradition #welshfolksong #midwinterfolkore #yulefolklore #wintersolstice #folksong #englishfolksong #paganwinter #paganfolk #paganfolkwitch
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This is one of my favorite holiday beverages and itās seriously SO easy to make! I make it for our Christmas party every year (and this year served it at Thanksgiving!) #christmas #holidays #christmasrecipe #wassail #christmasdrink #yummy #Recipe #drinkrecipe #mocktails #hotcider
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#onthisday making the @Jessica Lee #wassail receipe āØ Happy Yule and Solstice āļø #untetheredcrystals #witchtok #wintersolstice #yule
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Replying to @fortified_phoenix #Wassail #Wassailing #OldEnglish #AngloSaxon #AngloSaxonTiktok #Heathen #Pagan #Witchtok #Holidays #HolidaySeason #Christmas #LearnOnTikTok #History #medievaltok #Beorwin
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recipe: * 1 Gallon apple cider * 2 Cup cranberry juice (i use 1 bag of real cranberries and break them open an hr before the wassail is done) * 1/2 Cup honey * 1/2 Cup sugar * 2 oranges * Whole cloves * 1 apple, peeled and diced * Allspice * Ginger * Nutmeg * 3 cinnamon sticks (or 3 Tbs. ground cinnamon) Directions Set your crockpot to its lower setting, and pour apple cider, cranberry juice, honey and sugar in, mixing carefully. As it heats up, stir so that the honey and sugar dissolve. Stud the oranges with the cloves, and place in the pot (they'll float). Add the diced apple. Add allspice, ginger and nutmeg to tasteāusually a couple of tablespoons of each is plenty. Finally, snap the cinnamon sticks in half and add those as well. Cover your pot and allow to simmer 2 - 4 hours on low heat. About half an hour prior to serving, add the brandy if you choose to use it. #wassail #yule #holidays #witchy #witchy #oldways
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smells so good šš„°āļø #wassail #wassailrecipe #simmerpot #christmasbaby #drinkrecipes #sahm #ftm #fyp #relatable
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šāØ Honoring the Winter Solstice with a magical herbal wassail made from my gardenās bounty! šš Infused with rosemary, thyme, calendula, and warming spices like cinnamon and cloves, this cozy drink is perfect for celebrating the return of the light. šæš Letās simmer the flavors of the season, set our intentions, and toast to renewal. šš #WinterSolstice #HerbalistLife #Wassail #SeasonalLiving #GardenToGlass #HerbalMagic #HomesteadingLife #Fy
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