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The Urdd National Eisteddfod (Welsh: Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Urdd Gobaith Cymru or Eisteddfod Genedlaethol yr Urdd) is an annual Welsh-language youth festival of literature, music and performing arts organised by Urdd Gobaith Cymru. It is the youth counterpart to the National Eisteddfod of Wales.
In Welsh culture, an eisteddfod [a] is an institution and festival with several ranked competitions, including in poetry and music. [2]: xvi The term eisteddfod, which is formed from the Welsh morphemes: eistedd, meaning 'sit', and fod, meaning 'be', [3] means, according to Hywel Teifi Edwards, "sitting-together."
The Sydney Eisteddfod is an annual musical competition, supported by professionals in arts and education. The event featues categories for singers, dancers, actors, musicians, choirs, bands and orchestras, along with creative categories for composers, writers and poets.
An advertisement for the Grand National Eisteddfod at Caernarvon, 1877. The National Museum of Wales says that "the history of the Eisteddfod may [be] traced back to a bardic competition held by the Lord Rhys in Cardigan Castle in 1176", [4] and local Eisteddfodau were certainly held for many years prior to the first national Eisteddfod.
A new bardic crown is specially designed and made for each eisteddfod and is awarded to the winning entrant in the competition for the Pryddest, poetry written in free verse. [2] [3] According to Jan Morris, "When Welsh poets speak of Free Verse, they mean forms like the sonnet or the ode, which obey the same rules as English poesy.
2024 NIT second round schedule, matchups Top left of bracket First round. Seton Hall 75, Saint Joseph's 72 (OT) North Texas 84, LSU 77. Boston College 62, Providence 57. UNLV 84, Princeton 77 ...
The Gold Medal is awarded to the winners of the Fine Art, Crafts and Architecture categories at the annual National Eisteddfod of Wales Pages in category "Welsh Eisteddfod Gold Medal winners" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total.
Each section sets its own syllabus, engages one or more adjudicators and supervises the entries and the management of the competitions; and is responsible for communications with the competitors. The management of the Jersey Eisteddfod is accomplished by volunteers who either hold office or are enrolled to assist [as in stewarding] on an ...