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Mari Lwyd a famous Welsh tradition. She shows up to ones house or pub to challenge the household to a poetry contest of sorts. If you win, she and all those following her, leave to the next household. she wins you must feed her and all those who follow her.

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2020-12-26

Tonight I lay awake staring at the ceiling ashamed that I haven’t roleplayed as a mari lwyd this year.

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2020-12-25

Merry Christmas folks!!! Have a good one, here's a Mari Lwyd xxx

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2020-12-25

Happy Holidays!
From the Mari Lwyd. :D

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2020-12-25

Some Mari Lwyd artwork.
A. Paul Woodford
B. Clive Hicks Jenkins
C. Collette J. Eliis
D. Sasha Fitzgerald

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2020-12-21

Mari Lwyd is an ancient Welsh Yule custom where revelers carrying the skull of a mare on a stick would attempt to gain entry to homes thru song. They would be discouraged by the homeowner, thru song and a song fest commenced until one side relented

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2020-12-18

Tagged by for day 17 of the with some winter walks with Mari Lwyd. Crowley is singing Queen songs rather than Welsh winter songs, but we can let that pass. Done in acrylics, detail shots in the thread! Friday goes to

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2020-12-17

The Mari Lwyd

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2020-12-12

It's Christmas guys! And people voted for some folklore/fairytale goodness! To start it all of i wanted to pay tribute to Wales and the most badass Christmas skeleton horse, Mari Lwyd!

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2020-12-12

🎄MABVENT DAY 10🎄
It's almost time to celebrate with a horse's skull at your door! We do things our own way in Wales. 🐴

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Mari Lwyd Illustration:Tiffany Turrill

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2020-12-10

Christmas cartoon countdown day06: Mari Lwyd. Yeah, I don't understand it either but who couldn't love a skeletal horse asking riddles? :)

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2020-12-07

Some seasonal artwork for those of you looking to add a little folklore flare to your Yuletide or Christmas.

The 'Mari Lwyd' A4 print, 'Krampus' and 'La Befana' A5 prints and Pagan 'Yuletide Blessings' greetings cards are all available on the front page of the store.

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2020-12-02

I’m opening “con commissions” tomorrow and I can’t get over this stupid Mari Lwyd face lololol

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2020-11-29

🌟THE LIGHTBRINGERS🌟
For we thought we'd share some of folkloric images. Here's Mari Lwyd. A Welsh tradition: a pale horse that stalks villages with a troup of wassailers, its skull adorned with ribbons and winter foliage. https://t.co/xdlUJHQZAF

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2020-11-26

🌟THE LIGHTBRINGERS🌟
As it is we thought we'd share some of the book's folklore references. First: Mari Lwyd. A Welsh tradition: a pale horse that stalks villages with a troup of wassailers, its skull adorned with ribbons and winter foliage. https://t.co/xdlUJHQZAF

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2020-11-26

The Mari Lwyd or Y Fari Lwyd Is a welsh tradition which is as weird and odd as it looks. It includes strangers coming to your door dressed like this and singing at you for food. strongly suggest a google! and enjoy this strange illustration

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2020-09-14