Jennifer Ebeling · @GardenerPodcast
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#January 5th, the 12th night of #Christmas ⭐️
#OTD English #Folklore calls for waking the #Apple #Trees by #Wassailing.
Tonight a #GreenMan will lead #Wassailers to pour #Cider on the #Soil, tuck cider-drenched #Bread on #Branches (a symbolic return of the fruit's blessing) & offer a #Victorian #Toast:
Old Apple tree, we #Wassail thee & hope that thou will bear,
Hatfuls! Capfuls! Three-bushel bagfuls! And a little #Heap under the stairs!
Hip Hip Hooray!
#january #christmas #otd #folklore #apple #trees #wassailing #greenman #wassailers #cider #soil #bread #branches #victorian #Toast #wassail #heap #history #histodons #song #gardening