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2. Mari Lwyd - Wikipedia

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   The Mari Lwyd. 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.

3. Christmas in Ireland - Wikipedia

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   The tradition of the Christmas box largely waned after the rationing during World War II, [4] but persists in some areas of Ireland with items such as calendars and vouchers for local businesses. [1] While Christmas dinner was being prepared, it was customary across much of the country for men and boys to play a game of hurling. Other areas ...

4. Culture of Ireland - Wikipedia

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   The Irish king Brian Boru who ended the domination of the so-called High Kingship of Ireland by the Uí Néill, is part of the historical cycle. The Irish princess Iseult is the adulterous lover of Tristan in the Arthurian romance and tragedy Tristan and Iseult.

5. Hobby horse - Wikipedia

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   Three men dressed in hunting pink lead a horse "made from the stuffed skin of a horse's head on a pole" and the man who plays it hidden under a horse-blanket. The men sing the Poor Old Horse song and the horse snapped its jaws at the end of each verse. [15] The custom as now performed in Richmond Market Place around midday on Christmas Eve ...

6. Horse blanket - Wikipedia

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   A horse blanket or rug is a blanket or animal coat intended for keeping a horse or other equine warm or otherwise protected from wind or other elements. They are tailored to fit around a horse's body from chest to rump, with straps crossing underneath the belly to secure the blanket yet allowing the horse to move about freely.

7. Tartan - Wikipedia

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   Bottom-right corner of blanket with total border selvedge; approximation based on photo of real blanket discovered in Nova Scotia, but probably Scottish, c. 1780s Tartan is usually woven balanced-warp (or just balanced ), repeating evenly from a pivot point at the centre outwards and with a complete sett finishing at the outer selvedge; [ 8 ...