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Christmas in Wales traditionally involved singing Plygain, toffee-making and torch processions. [23] 26 December Boxing Day / Saint Stephen's Day: Statutory Boxing Day or St. Stephen's Day is known as Gŵyl San Steffan in Welsh. [24] 31 December New Year's Eve: Observed New year's eve in Wales includes attending pantomimes, theatre shows and ...
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English became the only official language of courts in Wales, and people that used the Welsh language would not be eligible for public office in the territories of the king of England. Welsh was limited to the working and lower middle classes, which played a central role in the public attitude to the language.
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.
-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 ...
British Goblins also borrows from Peter Roberts's 1815 Cambrian Popular Antiquities of Wales, the 1831 Cambrian Superstitions by W. Howell, and Charles Redwood's 1839 The Vale Of Glamorgan. Sikes also used medieval sources, such as the works of Gerald of Wales and Lady Charlotte Guest's translation of the Mabinogion. [1]
Calan Gaeaf is the name of the first day of winter in Wales, observed on 1 November. [1] The night before is Nos Galan Gaeaf [1] or Noson Galan Gaeaf, an Ysbrydnos ("spirit night" [2]) when spirits are abroad.
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.