The Winter Solstice, Yule, and Christmas – Pagan Influences and Evolution

The Anglo-Saxons were originally pagan inhabitants of modern day Great Britain. One of the ways they celebrated the solstice was by going out Wassailing. The solstice would be the first of 12 nights of revelry which included wassailing, which included healthy imbibing of wassail, an alcoholic drink made from apples, oranges, cloves, and other …

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