Today honor Iðunn and her husband Bragi by making wassail and will singing for the fertility of a fruit tree and for good luck in the coming year.
Prayer:
Hail Iðunn, Lady of devotion which is the immortality of the gods. I remember you and your golden apples today, and pray to you for hope and renewal.
Hail Bragi, greatest of poets. May my voice and singing honor you today as I pray for the new year’s bounty. May you empower my voice to speak words of joy and blessing in the new year and the years to come.
Celebration:
The word Wassail is ultimately derived from the Anglo-Saxon greeting wes þú hál meaning “be you hale”. It’s a hot mulled drink that was traditionally drunk on 12th night ... Read even more
