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smouse | 09:13 Tue 15th Nov 2005 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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Can anyone give me an exact date for this I can find several
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My dictionary says 12th night and New Year's Eve, but I suspect it's not really a fixed feast.
15:45 Tue 15th Nov 2005
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Yes sorry smouse but I have to agree with dzug. The Hutchinson Encyclopedia comes up with this...


Christmas carols were common as early as the 15th century. The custom of singing carols from house to house, collecting gifts, was called wassailing.


This, taken with dictionary definitions as above and the derivation of the word wassail - 'be well' or 'be healthy' would lead one to assume that there is no exact date.

16:00 Tue 15th Nov 2005
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Thanks both of you. I even found January 17th so I will put New Years eve and 12th night.
16:42 Tue 15th Nov 2005

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