This year, the Morris dancers and the community of neighbors who joins them will have an Especially Important Task – to inspire this previously-fallen-and-recently-righted …
Old Apple Tree, We’ll Wassail Thee!
Each year for countless generations in England, Morris dancers and other good-hearted folks who want to ensure a fine apple crop have wassailed the apple orchards. They bring song, dance and Important Rituals to the orchard, thereby scaring off evil spirits and creating the optimum growing environment for the blessed apple. Ten years ago, Seattle’s own Sound and Fury Morris Dancers introduced this tradition to Wallingford, starting an annual wassail tradition at Meridian Park’s old orchard.
