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An advertisement for the Grand National Eisteddfod at Caernarvon, 1877. The National Museum of Wales says that "the history of the Eisteddfod may [be] traced back to a bardic competition held by the Lord Rhys in Cardigan Castle in 1176", [4] and local Eisteddfodau were certainly held for many years prior to the first national Eisteddfod.
Eisteddfod yr Urdd flag, early 1930's The festival at Bala in 1954. The first Urdd National Eisteddfod was held in 1929 at Corwen . [ 1 ] Originally held over two days, the festival has grown in recent times into a week-long celebration of competition and socialising. [ 1 ]
In Welsh culture, an eisteddfod [a] is an institution and festival with several ranked competitions, including in poetry and music. [2]: xvi The term eisteddfod, which is formed from the Welsh morphemes: eistedd, meaning 'sit', and fod, meaning 'be', [3] means, according to Hywel Teifi Edwards, "sitting-together."
According to Ronald Black, "In 1923, following the example of the Welsh Eisteddfod, An Comunn Gàidhealach simplified the structure of its annual poetry competitions into a single contest for a Bardic Crown (Crùn na Bàrdachd), the winner to be acknowledged as Bard of An Commun (Bàird a' Chomuinn Gàidhealaich) for the coming year.
Folk dance competitions have featured in every subsequent Llangollen Eisteddfod. The eisteddfod was brought to close with what has now become the traditional Sunday concert, featuring Sir John Barbirolli and the Hallé Orchestra. The 1947 International Eisteddfod was hailed as an unqualified success, with praise for the organisers, the founders ...
2024 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. The main highlight for this year is the 2024 Summer Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Paris . Calendar by month
The Eisteddfod was suspended for four years during the Pacific War but resumed again afterwards. [8] [9] In 1949, the Sun News-Pictorial began sponsorsing the aria, coinciding with the Melbourne Sun Aria contests. [10] Renowned performers such as Joan Sutherland (1949) and June Bronhill (1950) were among the winners of this competition.
The Jersey Eisteddfod is a cultural festival and competition in Jersey. It was founded in 1908 by former Dean of Jersey Samuel Falle, who saw its competitive classes as a means by which the speech, presentation, and musical standards of his fellow islanders might be improved.