The folk that make the nation: The cultural associations of the wassail imagined in English news media from 1980 to 2024
Published online on January 31, 2026
Abstract
cultural geographies, Ahead of Print.
Wassailing, the toasting to the good health of the orchard, has become a popular annual custom occurring each January and February over the last 20 years across the UK. As a ‘folk’ event, it has resisted commercialisation and is often organised at a ...
Wassailing, the toasting to the good health of the orchard, has become a popular annual custom occurring each January and February over the last 20 years across the UK. As a ‘folk’ event, it has resisted commercialisation and is often organised at a ...