CHORUS 2023
Apple Tree Wassail
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On Twelfth Night, men would go with their wassail bowl into the orchard and go about the trees. Slices of bread or toast were laid at the roots and sometimes tied to branches. Cider was also poured over the tree roots. The ceremony is said to "bless" the trees to produce a good crop in the forthcoming season.
Old apple tree, we'll wassail thee,
And hoping thou wilt bear. The Lord does know where we shall be To be merry another year. To blow well and to bear well, And so merry let us be; Let ev'ry man drink up his cup And here’s health to the old apple tree. |
