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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 ]
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Another important eisteddfod in the calendar is Eisteddfod Yr Urdd or the Youth Eisteddfod. Organised by Urdd Gobaith Cymru , it involves young Welsh people from nursery age to 25 in a week of competition in singing, recitation , dancing, acting and musicianship during the summer half-term school holiday.
However the National Eisteddfod of Wales as an organisation traces its history back to the first event held in 1861, in Aberdare. [10] [11] One of the most dramatic events in Eisteddfod history was the award of the 1917 chair to the poet Ellis Humphrey Evans, bardic name Hedd Wyn, for the poem Yr Arwr (The Hero). The winner was announced, and ...
Urdd National Eisteddfod 2017 Entrance Hay festival [6] Urdd National Eisteddfod (location changes) [7] Inside Out festival (Bute Park, Cardiff) [5] FOCUS Wales [5] Gwyl Fach y Fro (Barry Island) [8] Balter Festival [5] In it Together Festival (Margam, Port Talbot) [9]
Comparable to the eisteddfod but without the ancient roots, the Mòd is a festival of Scottish Gaelic song, arts and culture. There are both local mods and an annual national Mòd, the Royal National Mòd , which take the form of formal competitions, with choral events and traditional music including fiddle , bagpipe and folk groups.
All examples use example date 2021-03-31 / 2021 March 31 / 31 March 2021 / March 31, 2021 – except where a single-digit day is illustrated. Basic components of a calendar date for the most common calendar systems: D – day; M – month; Y – year; Specific formats for the basic components: yy – two-digit year, e.g. 24; yyyy – four-digit ...
England A Albion Fairs Aldeburgh Festival, Suffolk All Points East Appleby Jazz Festival Arundel Festival B Bolton food festival Barnes Film Festival Bath Fringe Festival Bath International Music Festival Bath Literature Festival Beached Festival in Scarborough Bedford Fringe Festival - 2023 will be 16th year Bedford River Festival Big Chill Festival in Eastnor Birmingham: ArtsFest, Book ...