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Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013

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By PGStrange at 23:51 on 20/01/13

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 Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013: Lodestone Border Morris from Tavistock hosted Buckland Abbey's annual wassail. In a traditional ceremony, evil spirits are banished from the orchard to ensure a good apple harvest in the coming year. Photograph: © Delia Pemberton
Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013: Lodestone Border Morris from Tavistock hosted Buckland Abbey's annual wassail. In a traditional ceremony, evil spirits are banished from the orchard to ensure a good apple harvest in the coming year. Photograph: © Delia Pemberton
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013: Lodestone Border Morris from Tavistock hosted Buckland Abbey's annual wassail. In a traditional ceremony, evil spirits are banished from the orchard to ensure a good apple harvest in the coming year. Photograph: © Delia Pemberton
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013: Photograph: © Delia Pemberton
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013: abbey staff were on hand with apple cake. Photograph: © Delia Pemberton
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013: Lodestone Border Morris opened proceedings with a number of dances
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013: the musicians of Lodestone Border Morris
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013: enjoying the local cider. Photograph: © Delia Pemberton
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013: Lodestone Border Morris
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013: spectators rehearsing the traditional wassail song
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013. Photograph: © Delia Pemberton
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013. Photograph: © Delia Pemberton
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013. Photograph: © Delia Pemberton
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013. Photograph: © Delia Pemberton
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013: the crowd had various instruments to make a noise during the ceremony. Photograph: © Delia Pemberton
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013: the crowd reciting the wassail verse
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013. Photograph: © Delia Pemberton
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013: after the dancing, Lodestone Border Morris led the crowd out to the orchard where ribbons were tied around the trees
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013: a Wassail queen was chosen from the crowd. She placed cider-soaked toast in the branches of the trees as an offering to the good spirits
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013: cider-soaked toast in the branches. Photograph: © Delia Pemberton
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013. The Wassail queen pours last year's cider over the tree's roots. Photograph: © Delia Pemberton
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013. The crowd sings the song, recites the wassail verse and makes a noise to frighten off the evil spirits. Photograph: © Delia Pemberton
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013. After the ceremony, the crowd gathered around the bonfire to enjoy refreshments... and more cider! Photograph: © Delia Pemberton
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013. Photograph: © Delia Pemberton
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013. Photograph: © Delia Pemberton
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013. Photograph: © Delia Pemberton
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013. Photograph: © Delia Pemberton
  • Buckland Abbey Wassail 2013. And here's to another great vintage! Photograph: © Delia Pemberton
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