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The Mari Lwyd ( Welsh: Y Fari Lwyd, [ 1 ] [ə ˈvaːri ˈlʊi̯d] ⓘ) is a wassailing folk custom found in South Wales. The tradition entails the use of an eponymous hobby horse which is made from a horse's skull mounted on a pole and carried by an individual hidden under a sheet. The custom was first recorded in 1800, with subsequent accounts ...
The Mari Lwyd ("Grey Mare") is a horse-figure that is carried from door to door by wassail-singing groups during Hen Galan (Old New Year) celebrations in some communities in Wales. [6] [7] [8] 25 January Dydd Santes Dwynwen (St Dwynwen's Day) Informal Welsh day of love, equivalent to St. Valentine's Day. [9] 1 March Saint David's Day: Observed
A Mari Lwyd, the Welsh equivalent of the Láir Bhán. In some areas, mumming and guising were part of Samhain. It was first recorded in 16th century Scotland [87] and later in parts of Ireland, Mann, and Wales. [88] People went from house to house in costume or disguise, usually reciting songs or verses in exchange for food. [88]
The tradition of wassailing (also spelled wasselling) [1] falls into two distinct categories: the house-visiting wassail and the orchard-visiting wassail. The house-visiting wassail is the practice of people going door-to-door, singing and offering a drink from the wassail bowl in exchange for gifts; this practice still exists, but has largely ...
These Christmas traditions range from rhyming horse skulls to radish carving. Take a look. From pooping logs to surfing Santas: Wonderfully weird Christmas traditions worldwide
The Los Angeles St. David's Day Festival was an annual arts and cultural festival held in Los Angeles, California. It typically took place during the first weekend of March, and attracted Welsh ex-pats and Welsh descendants from all over the United States. [1] Activities included Welsh and other Celtic music, genealogy, food and drink, Welsh ...
It also has similarities to the Welsh Mari Lwyd, a hobby horse found in southern Wales, which has been translated as "Grey Mare". Most records of the tradition come from County Kerry. There are various reported instances in which the Láir Bhán accompanied the Wren Boys during their Christmastime activities.
Vernon Phillips Watkins (27 June 1906 – 8 October 1967) was a Welsh poet and translator. [1] He was a close friend of fellow poet Dylan Thomas, who described him as "the most profound and greatly accomplished Welshman writing poems in English". [2]