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Welsh folklore is the collective term for the folklore of the Welsh people. It encompasses topics related to Welsh mythology , folk tales , customs , and oral tradition . Welsh folklore is related to Irish and Scottish folklore due to its Celtic traditions , and to English folklore , it also shares similarities with Breton and Cornish folklore ...
The Welsh cyfarwyddiaid were thus considered awenyddion, able to deliver prophetic speech in a possessed state of awen. [21] This is not the only ritual practice that evolved around Welsh folklore, as other customs have originated from the tales themselves. [23] Folk tales and legends have also survived through retellings by common people.
Tylwyth Teg (Middle Welsh for "Fair Family"; [1] Welsh pronunciation: [ˈtəlʊi̯θ teːg]) is the most usual term in Wales for the mythological creatures corresponding to the fairy folk of Welsh and Irish folklore Aos Sí. Other names for them include Bendith y Mamau ("Blessing of the Mothers"), Gwyllion and Ellyllon. [2]
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The Mari Lwyd. The Mari Lwyd (Welsh: Y Fari Lwyd, [1] [ə ˈvaːri ˈlʊi̯d] ⓘ) is a wassailing folk custom founded in South Wales and elsewhere. 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 March Malaen is cited in Celtic folklore [1] as an evil horse associated with the Devil and witchcraft, whose mythical or historical origins remain obscure.In the 18th century, its tradition was said to be widespread among the Welsh, through a popular expression and the Gallic goddess Andarta.
The Welsh mythology of The Mabinogion, especially the Four Branches of the Mabinogi, is important in John Cowper Powys's novels Owen Glendower (1941), and Porius (1951). [39] Jeremy Hooker sees The Mabinogion as having "a significant presence […] through character's knowledge of its stories and identification of themselves or others with ...
The white dragon (Welsh: Y Ddraig Wen) is a symbol associated in Welsh mythology with the Anglo-Saxons. [1] Origin of tradition