| Net-Cyrmu |
www.net-cymru.co.uk Eich Gwefan Chi / YOUR Site on the Internet |
The tradition of the Mari Lwyd (Grey Mare) is being kept alive by a number
of folk groups in South Wales.
The decorated horses skull was the centre of midwinter celebrations. Shown in the photograph is the Mari Lwyd of the group Dawnswyr Cwm Rhondda, who meet regularly and perform at various events - see Local Organisations |
Throughout Wales signs on public buildings are in both Welsh and English.
Appearances can, however, be deceiving. Beneath the superficial bilingualism can lie systems which operate uniquely in English. The library in Penygraig, Rhondda Fawr. |
The symbol of Celtic Christianity is the cross and circle.
I it has survied in use until comparatively modern times - as these 19th Century gravestones testify. Church graveyard in Merthyr Mawr, Glamorgan. |
The Twmpath The twmpath is a traditional form of Welsh dancing - rather like the Welsh version of a barn dance. It is a tradition kept alive by a number of clubs and groups of dancers, some of whom dance in tradtional costume. Two dancers from the Bridgend-based group Dawnswyr Penybont perform at an event in Penrhys organised by the CYD and Menter Iaith |
Wind Power in Wales Wind Power is a controversial issue in Wales, seen by some as an ideal clean and renewable source of energy and by others as a blot on the landscape and a deterrent to tourism. Wind Power benefits from subsidy for non-fossil fuels, a subsidy also enjoyed by nuclear power. Many environmentalists see the manner in which the subsidy is administered as a barrier to small-scale unobtrusive schemes and one which promotes instead large scale developments in optimal wind harnassing sites, which also are places where their visual impact is greatest. The turbines in the photograph are located at Penrhiw, near Bridgend. |