By Lina Willowwood The Brandy Badgers go wassailing in the Shire again, singing songs to wish all the local farmers a good harvest. Date: Sunday January 23 Event details: The new year brings new beginnings and new hopes. Of course, one hope
close to our hearts is to have a plentiful harvest, and not least to
have good cider and ales to bring us through the cold of next winter.
We hope that you all will join us during the wassail! The new year has come, A little more information about wassailing! The purpose of a wassail is generally to wake the cider trees (or other crops) at a farm for the next harvest, and to chase away any ill spirits that have taken shelter in the orchards or fields during the winter. To do this, we’ll wander between the three farms mentioned above. At each place, the likely schedule is:
And off to the next place! ((OOC: Come join the fun for good-natured hobbit banter, a fine walk through the Shire, festive music and quite a bit to drink. This is a hobbit-preferred event, but should you have good reasons to visit the Shire and join our merry singing hobbits on the walk, then do come along! The last years we have managed to make a lot of apple trees grow in
the Hobbiton farm fields. We hope to make it happen this year too, so
please help with that if yer able to! Farmers of artisan level and up can follow the lead of Onionfarmer Pete Proudfoot and buy the needed requirements of his cousin Olo Proudfoot. Remember, we’ll start at Longo Burrow’s farm just north-east of
Tuckborough, then walk around. If you don’t find us, just send a tell to
the organizers. )) |
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