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27 de oct. de 2023 · El Mari Lwyd es una tradición muy arraigada en la cultura galesa, especialmente en la región de Gales del Sur. Se cree que tiene sus orígenes en las prácticas paganas de la antigüedad y que con el tiempo se ha fusionado con elementos cristianos.
14 de jun. de 2014 · One of the most well-known Welsh customs is the Mari Lwyd, meaning 'Grey Mare', a horse-figure carried from door to door by wassail-singing groups during the Christmas season.
The Mari Lwyd (Welsh: Y Fari Lwyd, [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.
The Mari Lwyd is uniquely Welsh, yet part of a tradition stretching across Europe and beyond, and back in time to the earliest cave-painted shaman figures in their animal masks. Seasonal customs with songs and the sharing of food and drink occur throughout the year but a midwinter ritual with the horse at its centre taps into a particular vein ...
THE MARI LWYD (in Welsh, Y Fari Lwyd) is one of the strangest and most ancient of a number of customs with which people in Glamorgan and Gwent used to mark the passing of the darkest days of midwinter. It's no accident that Christmas, with its emphasis on fire, lights and decorations, is celebrated at this time of year.
Traditions. View image credits. Mari Lwyd at St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff. The Mari Lwyd. In the darkest months of the Welsh year, a white horse appears: the mysterious, menacing Mari Lwyd. Jude Rogers steps into one of Wales' most eerie midwinter traditions and uncovers the origins and regional variations of the Mari Lwyd.
30 de dic. de 2023 · The Mari Lwyd, meaning ‘grey (or pale) mare’, is a Christmas and new year custom in areas of south Wales dating back to the 18th century. A horse’s skull is placed on a pole and covered in a white sheet, decorated with ribbons. A person, concealed under the sheet, carries the pole and operates the horse’s jaw, making it snap ...