Event overview
WAES HAEL! DRINC HAEL! Join us to bless the trees and scare away the demons.
From the Anglo-Saxon wæs þu hæl meaning "be thou hale", we are delighted to announce that we will be holding a wassailing ceremony at 4.30pm on Thursday 11 January at the Goldsmiths Allotments (next to Print Services and behind Anthropology, to the left of RHB) to bless the apple trees, waken the tree sprits and to scare away the demons.
Wassailing is an ancient ceremony in the Northern hemisphere that involves going to orchards in mid-winter and singing to the trees to scare away demons and encourage fruitfulness in the year to come. We will be making offerings to the trees in the form of cake, mead and apple juice (and having some ourselves), and decorating the trees with ribbons.
Bring cider/mead/ale/apple juice and food to share, instruments or items to make noise, plus your singing and shouting voices!
Free event, all welcome
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 2024 | 4:30pm - 5:30pm |
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