wassail

nostaa malja

wassail, glögi

hurvitella A toast to health, usually at a festival.
The beverage served during a wassail, especially one made of ale or wine flavoured with spices, sugar, roasted apples, etc.
revelry Revelry.
Sir Walter Scott

In merry wassail he (..) peals his loud song.

The victors abandoned themselves to feasting and wassail.

Have you done your wassail? 'Tis a handsome, drowsy ditty, I'll assure you.

The next morning he much regretted the gusto with which he had wassailed the night before.

Schoolchildren around the globe have gleefully sung Torches at Christmastime for half a century. Many of those in Birmingham have wassailed the carol at the front door of a cosy Victorian house in Moseley, unaware that behind that front door lives its composer.

During the Christmas season, carolers traveled from house to house, bringing good wishes and carrying an empty bowl. The master of the house being wassailed was expected to fill the bowl with hot, spicy ale.

"I wish someone would come to my house and wassail!" Jessica P. of Howland said.