HERE WE COME A WASSAILING!!! DECEMBER 8, 2018
PARADE ROUTE
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Join the
Metamora Chamber of Commerce for the first Annual Wassailing Celebration What does Wassail mean? For centuries, wassailing was a way to toast someone’s good health. But, in England, wassail also denoted the alcoholic beverage you imbibed during that toast—an elixir of steamy mulled mead or cider. Sometimes, wassail was a whipped dark beer flavored with roasted crab apples. At Christmastide, the poor expected privileges denied them at other times, including the right to enter the homes of the wealthy, who feasted them from the best of their provisions. At these gatherings, the bands of roving wassailers often performed songs for the master while drinking his beer, toasting him, his family, his livestock, wishing continued health and wealth. By the 19th century, wassailing would mellow. As the custom of caroling became the dominant door-to-door pastime, alcohol-fueled begging dwindled. Metamora will celebrate the tradition of Wassailing on December 8, 2018. Many businesses will welcome guests with special events. Keep watching the Metamora Chamber Wassailing Celebration Facebook page and this web site for more information about these events. |
All Horse Parade
December 8, 2:00 pm 
Join us on December 8, 2018 in Metamora, Michigan for the first annual Wassailing Celebration Horse and Carriage Holiday Parade hosted by the Metamora Area Chamber of Commerce.
No fire engines, no bands, no motorcycles JUST HORSES! Awards will be given in several categories and every participant receives a commemorative ornament. Download a parade application below 
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Wassailing Celebration Events
The Classic Horse will be serving
hot cider and hot chocolate. Enter to win your wish list and a shopping spree! 
Drop off your new unwrapped toys at Coventry Realty
Santa will be visiting with children from 3pm - 5pm at Metamora General.
After 6pm guests will receive a complimentary cocktail or cider 
tickets for Magic Show available in advance HERE
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