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Rowdy or charming, there’s no one way to wassail in the West Country — I.guim.co.uk

Rowdy or charming, there’s no one way to wassail in the West Country

On Old Twelfth Night in the West Country, people gather to wassail crab apple trees in orchards and gardens in the weeks after Christmas, singing, making a racket and performing rituals intended to bless the trees for the year ahead. In Wiveliscombe the wassail is gentle and family-focused, organised by

Record exodus of New Zealand citizens heads to Australia for pay and opportunities — Static01.nyt.com

Record exodus of New Zealand citizens heads to Australia for pay and opportunities

More than 71,000 New Zealand citizens left the country in the 12 months ending in October, the equivalent of more than 1 percent of the nation’s 5.1 million people, and many are moving to Australia in search of better pay and opportunities, officials and recent migrants say.