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Best Recipe for Apple Wassail
Wassail is commonly known as a spiced ale, enjoyed on festive holiday occasions,and considered a toast drank for luck to a person's health for the upcoming year.
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How to Host a Holiday Wassail Party
A wassail party is a traditional holiday gathering intended to earnestly express the wish that host and guests alike should have a hearty, healthy and happy life.
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Wassail
No proper Yule celebration would ever be complete without a steaming cup of Wassail to warm the chill of night whilst encircling the bonfires.
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The Best Wassail Recipes for the Holidays
Wassail tastes great and is a good treat for guests during the holidays.
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Christmas Custom of the Wassail and Wassailing
Although a Yuletide carol centers on this English tradition, few people really know what wassail and wassailing mean and the stories behind them.
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Wassail Homebrew Recipe
If you are already brewing your own beer at home, it takes just a one simple extra step to create a full-flavored spice beer for the Holidays. Here's the lowdown.
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A Brief History of Wassail
As a tradition meant to celebrate and promote health, wealth and good fortune around the holidays, it's hard to beat wassail and wassailing for fun and a sense of purpose
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Best Holiday Wassail Bowl
This recipe is a modern take on an old-fashioned classic and is perfect for warding off winter's icy chill. A slow-cooker keeps it warm and ready for holiday gatherings
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Make at Home Mulled Wine and Wassail
Try these home made recipes for traditional Christmas drinks. Mulled Wine and Wassail are simple to make with easy to find ingredients.
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Let Us Go A Wassailing
Caroling has its place in Paganism as well as Christianity this time of year. Here are some Pagan renditions of commonly sung holiday carols.
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Holiday Beverages
Six beverages (hot and cold) to keep your guests happy.
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Toasts
Toasts for the New Year.
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British Christmas Spirits
A Dickens Christmas would be incomplete without the wassail bowl. But there are a few other seasonal tipples the British down in good measure throughout Christmastide.
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Hot Spiced Apple Cider with a Twist
While in England, Apple Cider refers to fermented, crushed apples - this version of Wassail is fresh, and not just good tasting, but can do wonders for your health!
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How to Host a Killer Christmas Jam Session
To host Christmas jam sessions friends will be talking about long into the new year, musicians only need their instrument, a steaming pot of wassail, and an mp3 recorder.
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Songs for Winter Solstice
Both traditional and contemporary songs are available to celebrate Yule, or the winter solstice.
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Bryng us in good ale, and bryng us in good ale;
Travelsleuth Stuart Buchanan MacWatt traces the long history of the Christmas Carol and Wassail; their near demise and reinvention in Victorian times by the headmaster of Wellington College who became the Bishop of Truro and then Archbishop of Canterbury.
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More Yuletide Lore
Even more trivia about this festive time of year.
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While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night
Travelsleuth Stuart Buchanan MacWatt traces the long history of the Christmas Carol and wassail; its near demise and reinvention in Victorian times by the headmaster of Wellington College who became the Bishop of Truro and then Archbishop of Canterbury.
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Winter Solstice 2000
Winter Solstice 2000 begins on December 21st at 5:37 am. PST. It's roots are in ancient traditions and beliefs.
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An Early Advent
The music of Advent appeals to both children and adults and can help us cope with sad events.
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Christmas Carols in the Victorian Era
Christmas carols were reinvented in the 19th century, regarded as a Victorian phenomenon. Songs include the famous Silent Night and The First Noel.
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Lesson Plans for Hot Tea Month
January is National Hot Tea Month. Create lesson plans for teaching kids about tea customs, tea history and benefits of tea drinking, study tea geography and science
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Most Popular Victorian Christmas Carols
Brief historical notes of the most popular Christmas Victorian Carols that include Silent Night, The First Noël, The Wassail Song, and God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen.
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The Apple of His Eye
The history, folklore, and uses of the apple
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Cooking During The Holiday Season
Here is an article that shares some recipe traditions from around the world! Try my Mexican eggnog, or maybe my mother's cranberry sauce! Tell me what is your favorite holiday recipe is too!
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HOLIDAY TRADITIONS
From Halloween to the New Year, there are so many holidays to celebrate. Each holiday has its own traditions.
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Yule Pagan Celebration Feast
The God is reborn! What would a celebration be without a feast? Wassail and hors-d'oeuvres hone appetites. Pleasantries and gifts exchanged before the festive dinner.
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How to Make Your Own Organic Mulling Spices
Spice stores and gourmet shops sell mulling spices this time of year, but if you want something organic and affordable, the best option is a blend you make yourself.
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History of Quantity Cooking, Part 2:
Part 2 of the short series of "The History of Quantity Cooking" through the Early Empires to modern day. Research on cooking from the Medieval Days of feasts and how they were conducted.
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Angels we have heard on high - part two
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The Christmas Celebration
Christmas honors the birth of Jesus, and is observed by most Christian churches, but the holiday finds its roots in the Winter Solstice celebrations of the ancient world.
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The Spirits of Christmas Past
It's December again, and the last holiday season of the millennium approaches. What better time to reflect on the magickal legacy of our holiday traditions?
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Yule Pagan Celebration
Day of joy and rebirth.... Solar festival celebrated by Yule log's fire.... Holly, ivy, evergreens and mistletoe adorn windows, doors, rooms and halls.... Rejoice! Merry
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Christian Victor-Hely-Hutchinson, Musical Genius
Hely-Hutchinson was a prolific composer with works ranging from symphonies to nonsense songs. A Carol Symphony has been popular for many years over Christmas season.
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It’s a Wonderful Wilmington
Wilmington, and the neighboring region, present holiday traditions from any of the four centuries in her well seasoned past.
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The Hatfield Banquet
For a truly unique experience, step back in time at The Hatfield Banquet, which takes place in the fifteenth-century Great Hall of Hatfield House's Old Palace.
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The Twelve Days of Christmas
There are many traditions and celebrations associated with the Twelve Days of Christmas which follow the Winter Solstice and Christmas.
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Yuletide Traditions
December 25th, one link between Pagan and Christian celebrations
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Christmas Eve
Christmas Eve, celebrated on December 24th as a vigil for the Christmas Day Celebration is for many people is a time for setting up the Christmas decorations.
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SPACE SAVING APPLE TREES
Modern space saving apple varieties are ideal for today's small gardens.
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Wheel of the Year 101: Yule
An overview of Yule and other winter solstice celebrations. This is the final article in the "Wheel of the Year 101" series.
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All You Need is Glugg - Glugg is All You Need...
Learn about the traditional holiday drink, "glugg", which is a milled wine with roots in Medieval times. This popular winter beverage has been lifting spirits since 54BC.
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Christmas Carols Revisited
The significance of Christmas, and the popularity and easy access of the Christmas carols have helped ensure their survival.
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Customs and Legends of Wales - The Mari Lwyd
The Mari Lwyd and her party visits houses and pubs in Glamorgan over Christmas and New Year, demanding food and drink in song.
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Excuses to Party in January
January can often be a dull month socially, once the New Year celebrations have passed. But there is always an excuse to theme a party in this month. Here are some ideas.
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History of Christmas Music
Carols were originally associated with dancing, not singing, and Christmas hymns have always been Christian sacred songs.
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Holiday Entertaining on a Tight Budget
Don't let an empty wallet cut into your holiday fun. You can host a festive gathering with little money or time by getting a little creative.
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How to Build a Better Marriage Over the Holidays
Couples who participate in Christmas traditions together build a better marriage, say researchers from Syracuse University. Here are 5 holiday rituals to celebrate!
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How to Make Royal Icing for Christmas Cakes
Your Christmas cake, whether bought or home-made, will benefit from a covering of your own Royal Icing. This traditional Royal Icing recipe is the icing on the cake!
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