wassailing（祝酒儀式，這個詞源於古英語中祝愿身體健康的祝酒詞“waes hael”） “wassail queen,"

 

Em Sibley, the “wassail queen," after successfully completing the ceremony at Sheppy’s farm in Bradford-on-Tone, England.

But for one evening in January, modern farming techniques are set aside for an ancient ritual called “wassailing,” where the coming year’s apple crop is blessed, evil spirits are chased away and cider is enthusiastically drunk by hundreds of spectators.

Dating from at least the 13th century, wassailing (the word derives from an Old English toast to good health, “waes hael”) seemed to have almost died out by the 1990s.

但在一月的一個晚上，現代農業技術被擱置一旁，轉而採用一種名為「wassailing」的古老儀式，在儀式中，人們為來年的蘋果收成祈福，驅趕惡靈，數百名觀眾熱情地喝下蘋果酒。

祝酒儀式（wassailing，這個詞源於古英語中祝愿身體健康的祝酒詞“waes hael”）至少可以追溯到 13 世紀，但到了 20 世紀 90 年代似乎已經絕跡。