APPLES, seeds, trees and ploughs. Welcome to the ancient festivity of Wassail. This weekend the ceremonies of renewal and reawakening take place in Avebury near Marlborough in Wiltshire. A plough service on Sunday and a mummers play are all part of this strangely mystic events in which trees are blessed and dramas are played out. For a full report and photographs see Thursday's Gazette and Herald.
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