burning the ashen faggot

[Fluxus]

Strange old traditions abound down here.I've done a bit of wassailing but this was a new one on me :
burning the ashen faggot
I will certainly be gathering a bundle of Ash and binding it with hazel to burn on Saturday night. It will have to be outside though - birds nest in the chimney!
Any other good seasonal traditions out there that people actually do in the old way?

 

[redcollective]

If it's still okay I'll just take the cider and brandy from that particular tradition - my chimney smokes like a puffing billy.

In case you are considering passing the 'quart' of cider around. I believe it's just under a litre...

 

[risby]

In case you are considering passing the 'quart' of cider around. I believe it's just under a litre...

That must just be in yorkshire then ... a quart is two pints everywhere else (a litre being 1.7 pints).

 

[redcollective]

[size=+1]Sorry about the American Imperialism, if you will excuse the pun:

1 Imperial quart = 1.13652297 litres
[/size][size=+1]1 US quart = 0.94635295 litres

However I can see your reason for insisting on two pints to the quart, and hope you have a Merry old time attempting it. I think I'd be flat out by about the 3rd 'quart'

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