wassailed
Went holiday singing
Wassailed is the past tense of wassail, meaning to drink toasts to someone's health or to go door-to-door singing carols and receiving drinks or gifts in return.
The tradition is associated with Christmas and New Year's celebrations: They wassailed through the village on Christmas Eve.
Wassail originally referred to the spiced drink itself, typically warm ale or cider.
Noisy, lively celebration
- merrymakingLively, cheerful celebration
- carousedDrank and celebrated noisily
- partiedCelebrated socially, festively
- celebratedWidely known and praised
banqueted · indulged · feasted · merriment · jovial · festivity · gathering · mirth
Crisp tree fruit
- treesWoody plants with trunks
- ciderPressed apple beverage
- blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
ritual · harvest · tradition · English · Somerset · Devon · toast · libation
Festive religious songs
- singersThose who vocalize melodies
- ChristmasWinter nativity celebration
- door-to-doorDirectly between residences
- serenadingSinging to charm someone
yuletide · revelers · minstrels · neighborhood · festive · voices · harmonizing · Victorian
revelry
Noisy, lively celebration
- merrymakingLively, cheerful celebration
- carousedDrank and celebrated noisily
- partiedCelebrated socially, festively
celebrated · banqueted · indulged · feasted · merriment · jovial · festivity · gathering · mirth · cheer
apple
Crisp tree fruit
fertility · ritual · harvest · tradition · English · Somerset · Devon · toast · libation · spirits
carols
Festive religious songs
- singersThose who vocalize melodies
- ChristmasWinter nativity celebration
- door-to-doorDirectly between residences
serenading · yuletide · revelers · minstrels · neighborhood · festive · voices · harmonizing · Victorian · Dickensian
cheers
Casual toast or farewell
raised · cups · drink · honored · celebrated · feted · pledged · merriment · banquet · fellowship