Winter holiday traditions change with time and location, with their current forms retaining little of their old forms,
wassailing (rhymes with fossil-ing) possibly more than most. The modern interpretation of wassailing has been simplified to singing carols, though it was
born of much more diverse traditions, from a cheer of good health before battle to scaring evil spirits from apple orchards. From these origins come
wassail the drink, and that's just one of the
many foods of the winter season (
Food Timeline prev.,
2,
3,
4,
5,
6). A few more are covered below the break.
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posted by filthy light thief
on Dec 25, 2009 -
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