Question
A festival called Mother's Night celebrated on the eve of this holiday is only attested by Bede's The Reckoning of Time. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this Germanic winter holiday that was syncretized with Christmas, whose season is called its "tide."
ANSWER: Yule [accept Yuletide]
[10m] Heitstrenging is the practice of swearing a solemn oath over a sacrificial one of these animals on Yule. Jesus exorcises a demon out of a man and into a herd of these animals who drown themselves.
ANSWER: pigs [or boars; or swine; or hogs]
[10h] Participants go to orchards and sing to the trees to promote a good harvest in this practice that has been mostly displaced by caroling. A traditional carol is titled "Here We Come a-[doing this practice]."
ANSWER: wassailing ("WOSS-ell-ing") [accept "Here We Come a-Wassailing"; prompt on drinking]
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Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Exact Match? | Heard | PPB | Easy % | Medium % | Hard % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 PACE NSC | 06/07/2025 | Y | 38 | 16.58 | 97% | 37% | 32% |