Topics covered:
Dressing as animals. Frowned on by the church but ignored by the people.
Mummer’s plays. Plays of the people. Based on pagan traditions. Players always dressed in disguise as a form of protection.
Yule candle, yule log. To ensure good luck in new year both candle and log must remain lit.
New Year First footing and wassailing. First footing ensures good fortune for coming year. Wassailing 12th day farmers toast crop then return to farmhouse for feasting.
Last Updated on October 24, 2016