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 ...

In the realm of cherished holiday traditions, the Claymation Christmas Special starring the iconic California Raisins stands out as a nostalgic and often overlooked gem. Hosted by whimsical claymation ...

Don’t be spooked if you see hundreds of people marching into the woods with flame-lit torches, banging drums and chanting folk tunes this weekend. Although it might look like something from medieval ...

Just after eight o’clock on a bitterly cold Somerset night, and I feel like an unwitting extra in The Wicker Man. On one side of the apple orchard, Morris men dance, stamp and smash sticks, gaudy ...

As mulled cider a warm alcoholic drink made from fermented apple juice was handed around, a dozen hobby horses swayed eerily to folk music. Made from real horses' skulls mounted on poles and carried ...

Blasting gas guns, Morris dancers, a country town choir, and an incantation that goes back to pagan times. These are all part of bringing together centuries old traditions surrounding cider making and ...

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Morris dancers will be keeping an ancient tradition alive with a wassail in Warwickshire tomorrow – to ensure a good harvest for local farmers. The performance in Long Itchington will incorporate ...

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