This event has finished Took place on: Friday, 13th Jan 2023
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FreeThe Mari Lwyd consists of a horse's skull that is decorated with ribbons and affixed to a pole; to the back of the skull a white sheet, which drapes down to conceal both the pole and the individual carrying the Mari.
As tradition goes, the Mari Lwyd would approach a house and sing a song in which they requested admittance. The inhabitants of the house would then offer excuses for why the team could not enter. The party would sing a second verse, and the debate between the two sides – known as the pwnco (a form of musical battle similar to flyting) – would continue until the house's inhabitants ran out of ideas, at which time they were obliged to allow the party entry and to provide them with ale and food.
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Main event at London Welsh Centre.
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This event has finished Took place on: Friday, 13th Jan 2023
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2023-01-13 2023-01-13 Europe/London Mari Lwyd 2022 A parade around central London with a horse's skull on a pole. https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/2023/01/13/mari-lwyd-2022-317064 London Welsh Centre,Grays Inn Road,London,Location
London Welsh Centre,
Grays Inn Road,
London,
WC1X 8UE
London,
WC1X 8UE
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