Willingham, Cambridgeshire, UK. 15th Jan, 2023. Villagers carry out the traditional practice of Wassailing in the community orchard. A new King and Queen of the orchard are crowned, poems are read, cider drunk, branches of trees anointed with bread dipped in cider and the trees awakened with banging of pots and pans in the hope of a good harvest this year. Credit: Julian Eales/Alamy Live News

Willingham, Cambridgeshire, UK. 15th Jan, 2023. Villagers carry out the traditional practice of Wassailing in the community orchard. A new King and Queen of the orchard are crowned, poems are read, cider drunk, branches of trees anointed with bread dipped in cider and the trees awakened with banging of pots and pans in the hope of a good harvest this year. Credit: Julian Eales/Alamy Live News Stock Photo

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