Here we go a wassailing among the leaves so green! If youve ever heard a caroler sing this phrase and thought, What the heck is a wassail? youre not alone! A wassail is a toast made to wish good health. From the Spanish salude to slainte in Irish Gaelic, many languages wish good health when glasses clink. Wassail is an Old English toast, adopted from the Old Norse ves heill meaning be healthy! In the 1600s the word became synonymous with carol singing, though it can still denote a hearty swig.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 16:03:32 +0000
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