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FIRLE WASSAIL
Annual event, usually held on the second Saturday of the year. 18:00-23:00 Middle Farm BN8 6LJ. Hunters Moon Morris Men. Torch procession, bonfire, food, haystack stage, dance floor. The largest Wassail in East Sussex. Call 01323 769848. Apple Howling or Wassailing is an ancient custom in which the evil spirits are driven out and the good spirits are encouraged to produce a good apple crop for the following year's cider. Middle Farm is on the A27, 4 miles east of Lewes and 7 miles west of Eastbourne, between the turnings to Ripe and Selmeston. Pictures taken 16 Jan 2010. Video1 Video2
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