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[5] Children in Wales are still given New Year's money on this day as part of the Calennig tradition. 14 January Hen Galan (Old New Year) Informal 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
The mountainous areas of Wales are suited to sheep farming and this has led to an association of their meat with the country. [156] The mutton of Wales has been popular in the rest of the United Kingdom since the 16th century, [157] and by the end of the 20th century there were more than 11 million sheep in Wales. [156]
-Elfydd: The Earth; the realm of humans -Annwn: The Otherworld; the realm(s) of the gods.Depending on the source, this could be a more typical Indo-European underworld (i.e. a realm below the earth), or the "deep" areas within the natural realm (e.g. deep within the woods, as with the First Branch of The Mabinogi, or within/near lakes, e.g. the Arthurian Lady of the Lake, Ceridwen in Hanes ...
Y Tylwyth Teg illustration. 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.
A superstition is "a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, ...
In Wales, they were associated with migrating geese, supposedly because their honking in the night is reminiscent of barking dogs. Hunting grounds for the Cŵn Annwn are said to include the mountain of Cadair Idris , where it is believed "the howling of these huge dogs foretold death to anyone who heard them".
Witchcraft in early modern Wales was common, and superstitious beliefs and rituals were involved in everyday life. Accusations, trials, and executions were significantly fewer in number than in England, Scotland and other parts of Europe, with only 37 prosecutions in Wales during this time period. [1]
Traditionally, bonfires (coelcerth) were lit at Calan Mai in parts of Wales. They were lit in Glamorgan until the 1830s. Nine men would gather branches of nine different trees, remove all metal, then light the fire by friction between wood. A fire kindled in such a way is known as a need-fire. Sometimes two fires were built side-by-side.