by Judith Stafford | Jan 21, 2021 | Away with the Fairies
Here we go a Wassailing….. (Any excuse to drink cider!) I remember singing the carol ‘Here we go a Wassailing’ at school without having a clue what it was about. Just in case you don’t know. Wassailing is a folk tradition that entails the ritual blessing of... 
by Judith Stafford | Jul 2, 2020 | Away with the Fairies
What is the difference between myths and fairy tales? Myths, legends, fables, folktales and fairy tales – it is hard to define exactly what they are. In this post I am going to look at the difference between a myth and a fairy tale and look at which stories belong to...