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Immersing ourselves in Cymru culture, making Celennig (new years gifts) ready for tomorrow. Getting them to stand on their own is quite tricky!
Celennig is an old gift-giving tradition where children would decorate apples (and sometimes oranges) with cloves, fruit, three sticks and sprigs of herbs.
The Mari Knocks on your door. Do you
A: Let her in (+100 luck)
B: Deny her all entry and no cheese and beer (negative aura on you)
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Anyway this is a piece of my best friend who is one of the three mari performers in Pittsburgh. She takes great pride and love into her hort as we call it. Blessed Yule upon all. (My photography btw)
As winter festivities draw near, the party girl Mari Lwyd stirs.
Wanting to spread some cheer I’ve made a Mari Lwyd base, so you may colour and decorate your own. You may edit the line work, but please do not remove my signatures and copyright info. This base is for non commercial use. If you wish to make adopts with the base consider donating to my ko-Fi.
I’d love to see what your Mari’s will look like.
You can find a transparent and solid base below.
A little out of season, but Mari Lwyd for the six characters challenge. (Holiday spirits count as characters, right?)
Requested by a follower.
My Mari Lwyd for Build-Your-Beast! I know she’s a christmas tradition but as a resident of Wales I feel she’s also halloween appropriate!
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Mari-Lwyd
Mari-Lwyd is a South Wales folk tale and tradition whose name translates to ‘grey mare’. It is believed to have originally come from Celtic mythology as a creature able to pass from the overworld to the Underworld. Despite her ancient roots, her modern existence is quite fun. Today, Mari-Lwyd is represented by a stick horse with a horse skull and a white sheet that covers the person carrying it around. Many people decorate the skull with things like flower crowns, among other things. The Visit Wales website explains that Mari-Lwyd shows up around Christmas, going from door to door challenging those who open their door to it. Afterward, the residents and the person toting Mari-Lwyd have a round of alcohol and cakes.
