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==Wassail in medieval times==
'''Wassail''' is a [[drinking game]]/custom of the [[England|English]], especially around the [[12th Century]].  See:
[[12th_Century_Drinking]]

Wassail is derived from the [[Old English]] phrase '''wes h�l''', which translates as "be in good health".  The term is famously used throughout the medieval carol ''The Gloucestershire Wassail'', and to sing carols is sometimes referred to as Wassailing.

==Wassail in the SCA==

The [[Kingdom of Ealdormere]] uses "'''wassail'''" as an expression of acclamation and joy.

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''See also:''
* [[huzzah]]
* [[vivat]]
* [[hoobah]]
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