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Mari Lwyd, a Welsh name that causes a strange procession in various parts of Great Britain, mainly in south-east Wales, in Gwent and Glamorgan, in the countryside and small towns. The Mari Lwyd Ritual consists of a parade led by a person who, dressed in a white tunic, carries a hidden stick in which an equine skull is embedded on top whose jaw is made to "click" (with a hidden system of springs). when people pass by. The procession is made up of a group of people or "maris" who accompany the "horse", presided over by a "leader", a more ornate character, and some minor characters such as "Punch" (the "hitter", with a long stick ) and “Judy” (a female character who pokes with a broom) and can sometimes be accompanied by musicians, such as the “Merryman” (jester).

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The Welsh love Christmas because of the old traditions that are associated with it. Before the celebration itself it is customary to decorate the houses with mistletoe and holly, mistletoe to protect the house from evil and holly as a symbol of eternal life. The more traditional or religious Welsh usually go to a special early morning service called Plygain that takes place between 3 and 6 am. We see this more in rural areas but it is quite beautiful because Christmas carols are sung so the sounds that come out of the church at that time of night almost seem magical.
One day after the celebration of the birth of Christ is Boxing Day or Saint Stephen's Day. Welsh tradition indicated until the 19th century that it was the day of "holming", that is, young men and boys could hit the arms of girls with holly branches until they bled a little. Arms or legs, it depended on the region of Wales. Another custom indicated that the last person to go to bed should likewise be flogged the next morning.

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Now, did you know that more sheep live in Wales than people? What's more, Wales receives fewer tourists than sheep live on its land... And there are about 11 million sheep here.

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Wales' climate is mild and variable, with temperatures averaging around 20 °C (68 °F) in summer and 6 °C (43 °F) at low altitudes in the winter months.

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Wales national anthem - Hen Wlad fy Nhadau (Tierra de mis padres)

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Wales national anthem - Hen Wlad fy Nhadau (Tierra de mis padres)

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxZ5gcDxPlU

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Himno nacional del País de Gales - National anthem of Wales (WLS/EN/ESP Letra)

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Countries through which the pound sterling circulates
The pound sterling is the official currency of the United Kingdom (composed of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland).

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Princess Diana gives speech in Welsh  (Wow!)

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Welsh is not as successful on the internet compared to other languages. On social networks like Twitter, it is difficult to find users who communicate in this language. As for search engines like Google, they are more efficient at finding results in English than in Welsh. This situation makes it quite difficult to integrate the language into new technologies, especially in use among young people.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85kso8JUGeE

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How To Do A Welsh Accent (one simple trick)

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Según el censo de hablantes de galés que publica Welsh Language Commissioner  en 2001 había 582.000 hablantes, es decir un 21 % de la población, y en 2010 descendió al 19% hasta los 562.000 hablantes. Esto demuestra que esta lengua se encuentra en un estado crítico. Es cierto que goza de un carácter oficial, que cuenta con el apoyo de la política bilingüe en los servicios públicos, y la educación se ofrece en galés desde la guardería hasta la universidad, así como el derecho de los ciudadanos a hablarlo en su puesto de trabajo. Sin embargo, su uso ha descendido.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRGuF5f9DmM

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According to historians, the arrival of the Brittonic Celtic on the British Isles dates from the 6th century BC. Celtic was spoken at that time, until the Romans invaded Britain in AD 43. and they introduced the Latin alphabet and the written tradition. Therefore, Latin became the official language, the most widely spoken.

In the fourth and fifth centuries, Rome's empire on the islands was under attack from all sides. To the west, the Irish; from the north the Picts, and from the North Sea came Germanic or barbarian tribes, made up of Jutes, Angles and Saxons. With these changes in settlements, there were changes in the language such as Gaelic or Welsh, which absorbed terms.

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Within Welsh, there are in turn two dialectal varieties. North Welsh and South Welsh, which are not very different, but can cause listening comprehension difficulties.

The most common words are identical, such as bore da (good morning) and hwyl (goodbye). But in sentences the situation becomes more complicated and the differences are accentuated.

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There are two dialectal varieties of Celtic. On the one hand, the British Celtic and on the other the Goidelic Celtic[1], or goidelic celt. Welsh belongs to British Celtic or Brythonic Celt, which pronounces a /p/ on final stops, hence the name P-Celtic. Since Breton and horn also belong to Brythonic Celtic, they are similar to each other. This variety was spoken most in Celtic and Roman Britain, but was reduced to Wales, Cumbria and Cornwall after the Anglo-Saxon invasion.

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Wales returns to a soccer World Cup. The British country, which has not participated in this tournament since 1958, when it reached the quarterfinals, will register its second entry in one of the most important championships in the sport. This place is made up of a wide variety of symbols and traditions, the flag being one of the most important. Without a doubt, one of the central pillars that revolve around the Welsh flag is the red dragon found in the central part Of the same. This has the name of 'Draig Goch', and its origin has a curious history, which includes the fight between these and the white variant that, in the past, was believed to be the incarnation of evil.

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The Welsh flag is called Draig Goch (The Red Dragon, in Welsh) and consists of a red dragon on a white and green field. It is a recent flag, made official in 1959, although it is based on previous historical symbols.