🐴 The Mari Lwyd – Wales’ Creepiest Christmas Tradition 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 The Mari Lwyd is one of Wales’ oldest and most distinctive folk traditions, dating back several centuries. The name roughly translates as “Grey Mare” or “Holy Mary,” though its true origins remain debated. At its heart, the Mari Lwyd involves a horse’s skull mounted on a pole, draped in a white sheet and often decorated with ribbons, bells, and glowing eye sockets. The figure is carried door to door by a group of revellers du
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Did the Mari lywd gain entrance to the Castell Cas-gwent / Chepstow Castle ? After the folklore equivalent of an epic rap battle. I hope the castle stocked up on beer as there were loads of them. But what's it all about? According to Wales.com An old South Walian tradition enjoying a revival in recent years, the spectacle of a Mari Lwyd parading around town is one you’re unlikely to forget. The Mari itself is a horse’s skull carried on a long pole by a person hidden under a cloak, led around by
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