7.00 for 7.30 Meal & Meeting at MASONS ARMS

Wed, Jan 6th 2016 at 12:00 am -

Westberry not available - Fish & Chip Supper at Masons Arms.
Special appearance of The Bodmin Wassailer's at 7.00pm

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TWELTH NIGHT SUPPER at the MASONS ARMS

Wednesday 6th Jan. 2016

7.00pm pre. supper appearance....

Bodmin Wassailer's....

Bodmin Wassail is the most famous of the Cornish Wassail customs and takes place on 12th Night (Using the modern date the 6th of January) every year in Bodmin. The Bodmin Wassailers appear in top hat and formal dress and are a fantastic sight. Their song is a variant of the tunes and words that you find in several Cornish towns with, of course its own distinct slant. The original Wassail bowl allegedly donated to the revellers by town clerk, Nicholas Sprey in 1624 (only 16 years before the original recorded reference to the custom) suggesting that the tradition was well established at this date. It also gives us conclusive evidence that the custom in Bodmin was officially sanctioned by civic leaders who must have seen the event in a positive light.

The current bowl used in the ritual was commissioned and made made by potter John Webb of Lostwithiel. This is now the centrepiece of a Wassaling display beside the Tourist Information Centre in town's Shire Hall.

7.30pm

Fish & Chip Supper ( Supplied by the Golden Fry )

Gateaux

Coffee

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