It may seem strange if you’re unfamiliar but the Mari Lwyd is by no means ‘creepy’. Every time I’ve seen a Mari it’s been a jolly and humorous experience. Glad this video is spreading knowledge of the tradition!
my family and I are doing Mari Lwyd this year. we have been rehearsing our songs all day today 😁 theres are a few characters not mentioned here, my favourite being the Sweeping Maiden who cleanses the house and the Mari Lwyd blesses the family. she was the pregnant mare that was put outside so that Jesus could have her birthing space in the barn. symbolic of the ousting of our pagan traditions by Christianity in the dark ages ❤
@@korallemonade It's a hobby horse tradition and there were/are very similar ones in England. No evidence of their existence much before 1800. It's all about out of work farm labourers entertaining their neighbours in the hope of a drink and a pie or perhaps a penny or two. Nothing to do with pagans or baby Jesus.
I am learning Welsh and just learnt of this tradition today. Thank you for sharing the above! Totally fascinated and want to learn as much ancient folklore and traditions of this beautiful land I call home as possible.
The singing part of the Mari Lwyd tradition is certainly unique to Wales but there are other 'mast' hobby horses of similar design in several areas of England. The 'Poor Old Horse' in the Yorkshire/Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire border, the 'Old Tup' (a sheep) in the same area, the 'Hooden Horse' in Kent and 'The Broad' (a bull) in the Cotswolds.
As a welshman from south wales and as a Pagan/Wiccan Hedge Witch the mari lwyd (Marry loyth) is a pre christian welsh tradition yuletide winter tradition
Cymreag (Welsh) is a growing language. Here, in America, there are many Welsh groups. Check out Welsh Society of Western New England. They recently had a visit from the Mari Lwyd. Also, check out NAFOW, the annual weekend celebrating all things Welsh. Nadolig Llawen. (Merry Christmas)
It has become clear that my main channel is not working out for me. If you're here expecting goofy country balls videos, that's not going to happen. I hope you understand. I'm trying to build a new audience, so if you're here from the main channel. Please, unsubscribe. I mean it in the nicest way possible lol. It's just so UA-cam will see that my videos are watched by the people who are truly interested and promote my videos based on that audience. Thanks, and I know I pronounced the Mari Lwyd wrong. :P
of course, but I'm still looking forward to ur channel, I'm particularly interested in videos like these I just have a question, where did you get the idea for these kind of vids?
@@JvtlxndAM I've always wanted to make videos like these. My country balls videos were my main source of income so I had to focus on those, but that's not the case anymore
The decline in the Welsh language has been halted, mostly due to Welsh medium schools, where English speaking children are taught Welsh in an incredibly short time. These are extremely popular with English speaking Welsh parents. Also there are prohibitively high taxes on owning a second holiday home in Wales, so that has relieved pressure from the language as well as help local people get onto their own property market. There are also thousands like me, who are slowly learning the language through a couple of excellent resources. We are claiming back our language and our traditions. And - this is significant - we are no longer half-heartedly laughing along when an English person calls us sheep-shaggers. We now bloody well push back. Cymru am byth, yma o hyd.
Yes, it's good to see the old custom and tongue coming back. It's so cool that at Chepstow they dance across the bridge to England while wassailers from Gloucestershire dance into Wales, singing ''Here we come a wassailing''.
Would just like to point out that our language disnt fall out of favour, we were outrightly banned by English from speaking pur natuve tongue. Children in schools were punished by a beating for daring to use it. Its very much being spoken once again thankfully. Not just in Wales, but in other countries around the world! Yma O Hyd!
everytime it came to my school id be so scared bc why the hell did my head master allow it, i went to a welsh school and they were so serious about welsh that kids would be shouted at if they spoke english
I am about to do my 4th Marie Lloyd. Have mist 2 dew to COVID in a Welsh village called pencoed in the little penabont the Welsh language is ferly good as well have a TV station S4C I admit a lot of us have been robbed of it . Think of this has not meny a car been resarected .then singing with a old gray mear not as much
It may seem strange if you’re unfamiliar but the Mari Lwyd is by no means ‘creepy’. Every time I’ve seen a Mari it’s been a jolly and humorous experience. Glad this video is spreading knowledge of the tradition!
I’m glad you liked the video! Perhaps in the future I’ll cover more Welsh stuff in my channel.
Where in Wales are you? I’ve never seen this around Denbighshire or Conwy 😂
Welsh has actually grown massively in the last couple of decades, its important to keep traditions around the language alive
So let me get this straight. It’s a Christmas tradition to *rap battle a horse skeleton to keep your alcohol?*
Damn Welch sounds amazing.
It sure is! I want to visit Wales sometime in the near future.
As a welsh person In South Wales were Mari lwyd is There’s pubs or bars as some of you say and epic beaches and cool restaurants it’s cool !
@@TomiTJWI'm so sad that I've grown up in mid Wales instead of somewhere more welsh considering we don't have many proper Welsh traditions here
Personally i think Mari Lwyd is adorable and should be more popular
my family and I are doing Mari Lwyd this year. we have been rehearsing our songs all day today 😁
theres are a few characters not mentioned here, my favourite being the Sweeping Maiden who cleanses the house and the Mari Lwyd blesses the family. she was the pregnant mare that was put outside so that Jesus could have her birthing space in the barn. symbolic of the ousting of our pagan traditions by Christianity in the dark ages ❤
Glad to hear you’re keeping the tradition alive!
Where’s a good place to learn more about this ?
@@korallemonade
It's a hobby horse tradition and there were/are very similar ones in England. No evidence of their existence much before 1800.
It's all about out of work farm labourers entertaining their neighbours in the hope of a drink and a pie or perhaps a penny or two.
Nothing to do with pagans or baby Jesus.
I am learning Welsh and just learnt of this tradition today. Thank you for sharing the above! Totally fascinated and want to learn as much ancient folklore and traditions of this beautiful land I call home as possible.
The singing part of the Mari Lwyd tradition is certainly unique to Wales but there are other 'mast' hobby horses of similar design in several areas of England. The 'Poor Old Horse' in the Yorkshire/Derbyshire/Nottinghamshire border, the 'Old Tup' (a sheep) in the same area, the 'Hooden Horse' in Kent and 'The Broad' (a bull) in the Cotswolds.
I love her. I hand made my own Mari out of other materials, and am working to learn a Welsh song to sing at our artist markets.
Understanding that when the guy said "noswaith dda" at 1:15 it ment "good night" in English made me so happy. :D
It’s so rewarding whenever that sort of thing happens!
Almost, it’s “good evening”, “nos da” is “good night”.
We had the Mari Lwyd in Abergavenny on January 6, the first time since the pandemic.
As a welshman from south wales and as a Pagan/Wiccan Hedge Witch the mari lwyd
(Marry loyth) is a pre christian welsh tradition yuletide winter tradition
2:28 of course I'm interested! Mary Lwyd is very interesting so, I don't know why there are little videos about it
Alright then! I'll put it on the list
@@korallemonade :D
I LOVE her! She is my favorite Yule figure
You forget the part where the men get to raid their house for beer when they enter.
Welsh is coming back, thank God. Within a generation I hope to see Welsh the national tongue and Wales independent of England.
Good luck with that.
@@JackosJingles Luck? No, mate, it will be a blessing!
@@allisonshaw9341the majority don’t want independence nor speak Welsh
Cymreag (Welsh) is a growing language. Here, in America, there are many Welsh groups. Check out Welsh Society of Western New England. They recently had a visit from the Mari Lwyd. Also, check out NAFOW, the annual weekend celebrating all things Welsh. Nadolig Llawen. (Merry Christmas)
Da iawn ! Newyddion da. Nadolig Llawen i chi hefyd.
Mari Lwyd visits our village on Ynys Mon in early January and is part of the apple tree blessing. Noson bendegdig i pawb !
It has become clear that my main channel is not working out for me. If you're here expecting goofy country balls videos, that's not going to happen. I hope you understand. I'm trying to build a new audience, so if you're here from the main channel. Please, unsubscribe. I mean it in the nicest way possible lol. It's just so UA-cam will see that my videos are watched by the people who are truly interested and promote my videos based on that audience. Thanks, and I know I pronounced the Mari Lwyd wrong. :P
of course, but I'm still looking forward to ur channel, I'm particularly interested in videos like these
I just have a question, where did you get the idea for these kind of vids?
@@JvtlxndAM I've always wanted to make videos like these. My country balls videos were my main source of income so I had to focus on those, but that's not the case anymore
@@korallemonade I see! well, just know that I'm always seeing your content :)
Sounds kinda warm and friendly.
Im a mexican and this is interesting and different than other things at here, it would be awesome if i see one at christmas.
This is kinda strange to me but it would be definitely a new experience, but i will dont probably see one at here.
The decline in the Welsh language has been halted, mostly due to Welsh medium schools, where English speaking children are taught Welsh in an incredibly short time. These are extremely popular with English speaking Welsh parents. Also there are prohibitively high taxes on owning a second holiday home in Wales, so that has relieved pressure from the language as well as help local people get onto their own property market. There are also thousands like me, who are slowly learning the language through a couple of excellent resources. We are claiming back our language and our traditions. And - this is significant - we are no longer half-heartedly laughing along when an English person calls us sheep-shaggers. We now bloody well push back. Cymru am byth, yma o hyd.
Da iawn!
Yes, it's good to see the old custom and tongue coming back. It's so cool that at Chepstow they dance across the bridge to England while wassailers from Gloucestershire dance into Wales, singing ''Here we come a wassailing''.
I think a video on the demise of Welsh would be pretty good, I think Irish falls into the same boat
Would just like to point out that our language disnt fall out of favour, we were outrightly banned by English from speaking pur natuve tongue. Children in schools were punished by a beating for daring to use it. Its very much being spoken once again thankfully. Not just in Wales, but in other countries around the world! Yma O Hyd!
Here in the Philippines forget the horse, just bring your empty beer bellies and your JACKASS BUDDIES...LET'S GET CRAZY IT'S CHRISTMAS.😁😁😆😆🤣🤣😂😂
Super Interesting, i love it
"let me in your house"😊😊😊🐎🐴🐎🐎
everytime it came to my school id be so scared bc why the hell did my head master allow it, i went to a welsh school and they were so serious about welsh that kids would be shouted at if they spoke english
just letting you know i spek two langweges welsh and elgish so i understan what they are saying
0:30 I think that's to get rid of the flesh, skin hair etc through a natural way, by decomposing
I love this video Omg good to know about this culture!
What I think it's weird it's a traditional skull be made of plastic. idk
But whose heads were those?
New sub
Not a thing in my part of Wales.
I am about to do my 4th Marie Lloyd. Have mist 2 dew to COVID in a Welsh village called pencoed in the little penabont the Welsh language is ferly good as well have a TV station S4C I admit a lot of us have been robbed of it . Think of this has not meny a car been resarected .then singing with a old gray mear not as much
The Welsh just copyed the English hooden horse
The Hooden Horse copied the Yorkshire 'Poor Old Horse'.