Something beginning with W.

Wesley bobs.

Christmas decorations that hang from a tree.

Is this just a Yorkshire name for baubles?




Edited to add:
In times gone by in Yorkshire, two girls called "vessel maids" would knock on doors during advent, carrying three figures, these figures represented the Holy family. They would be carried in a decorated box or a double loop of evergreens, covered with a special white cloth. The girls would carry it from house to house, singing carols and asking a penny to see the Holy Family. The box or loop was known as a Wesley Bob, a Wassail Bob or a vessel cup. It was deemed most unlucky if the Wesley Bob did not call.



There you go. A bit of Yorkshire Christmas tradition.

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