The word wassail is from the Anglo Saxon word " wes hal " meaning " good health " or " be whole " .
The origins of the tradition of using a wassail bowl are thought to stem from celebrations of the solstice by Celtic people.
The word wassail is from the Anglo Saxon word " wes hal " meaning " good health " or " be whole ".
Another was the fashion for the king to hold wassail with his courtiers, in which he unbent to an extent scandalous to the Greeks, dancing or indulging in routs and practical jokes.'