Stroud, UK. 14th January 2017. The annual Wassail festival takes part on the streets of Stroud outside the Subscription Rooms and Museum in the Park. Wassailing is an ancient tradition where performers gather to banish old demons and welcome in the new year wishing all 'Wass-ail', or 'Good Health'. Morris dancers, Mummers' plays and winter jollity combine to a chorus of singing and traditional folk songs which entertain and amuse the crowds. A mythical creature, known as 'The Broad' (a type of bull-faced hobby horse) is paraded through the streets. Credit: Wayne Farrell/Alamy Live News
Stroud, UK. 14th January 2017. The annual Wassail festival takes part on the streets of Stroud outside the Subscription Rooms and Museum in the Park. Wassailing is an ancient tradition where performers gather to banish old demons and welcome in the new year wishing all 'Wass-ail', or 'Good Health'. Morris dancers, Mummers' plays and winter jollity combine to a chorus of singing and traditional folk songs which entertain and amuse the crowds. A mythical creature, known as 'The Broad' (a type of bull-faced hobby horse) is paraded through the streets and performs as part of the mummers play and Mari Llwyd traditions.
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Location: Subscription Rooms, George St, Stroud GL5 1AE, UK
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