December 22, 2006

• And now, a brief xmas history lesson:

  In the northern Europe of the late Middle Ages, gangs of young men
  would engage in ”wassailing,” a cross between Christmas caroling and
  home invasion. The gangs would visit wealthy homes, often in disguise,
  and sing songs that threatened violence if they were not invited in for
  food and drink.

  In agrarian societies, practices such as
  wassailing served as a critical safety valve, giving people at the
  bottom of the social ladder a release that would keep them in line
  during the rest of the year.

  WHY DID THIS STOP?! I WOULD SO DO THIS.

  JINGLE BELLS, JINGLE BELLS, GIVE US BEER AND MEAT
  DON’T MAKE US BUST DOWN YOUR DOOR AND HANG YOU BY YOUR FEE-EET!

  seriously, lets get some people to wassailing beverly hills

  -J

  • 2:20 pm
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